If you knew anything about *chan, you'd know that Rules 1 and 2 only apply to the target of a raid, so as to avoid retribution to a specific site.
The fact that the raiders actually identify themselves as Anon is remarkable.
Well...I take the more direct route, as a Vista gamer/user, to show that I will not give money to DRM: I don't buy DRMed content (I even steer clear from Safedisc). Crisis averted.
Never said they did, but they ought to - considering that gamers that don't like the advertising will spread the word and sales will drop. Simple logic, but who listens to that nowadays?:P
I can understand product placement in games made by/for such corporations (i.e. Sneak King), but I really doubt in-game advertising sparks interest in the game itself (i.e. Battlefield 2142). Sure, they might promote the products advertised within, but in-game advertising, especially advertising in games that people pay for, is a major turn-off to many gamers.
Obligatory "it works fine for me" post.
I'm a gamer, first and foremost. I run on a limited account with a password set up for Admin. When do I need to elevate?
* When I install/uninstall a program.
* When I run a program that needs access to its Program Files folder in order to update. (e.g. Quake 4, World of Warcraft updater)
* When I update drivers.
* When I modify the contents of a program folder.
That is IT. As long as I'm not screwing around with things that could potentially bork my install, UAC doesn't pop up. It's not a hassle.
One important little tidbit, though: why doesn't I get prompted when I run regedit? Hmmmmm?
Not so long ago a majority of Americans would be very offended if you had postulated that the USA will be engaged in invasion and occupation of whole countries based on fabricated evidence and questionable pet theories of deranged ideologues combined with avarice of certain corporate elites. They would be very outraged and incredulous if you had suggested that the USA would be running what essentially amounts to a Gulag network and that its top justice officials would be engaged in "what is the meaning of is" type of parsing of the Geneva Conventions in order to justify torturing the denisens of those Gulags.
I wouldn't mind a bit if there was an embrace of EU material; maybe a Han/Chewie branchoff (Star's End, anyone?)...Keyan Farlander, Kyle Katarn, Corran Horn, Wraith Squadron...
Completely agreed. While I sometimes use - and have respect for - Linux, I use Vista at home. Aside from a few driver glitches (nVidia's 8800 ForceWare, which is their fault, not MS'), it works fine for day-to-day browsing/gaming/what-have-you.
Unfortunately, when you're a college student among fellow geeks, word gets around that you not only USE Vista, but paid for and ENJOY it. This semester, I've had a couple of Linux fanboys (I hate using that word) railing me on what a bad OS Vista is.
Invariably, they bring up how annoying UAC is...and they don't seem to make the connection that it's just. like. sudo. On the off chance that they DO, in comes the snipe about how MS stole the idea from Linux (and stole the idea of a pretty desktop from OSX).
Maybe it's because we all said *random OS* was better than Windows because of those things? If you were in charge of the 800-pound gorilla, and the chimps next to him were getting too smart, wouldn't you teach him some new tricks?
I'm probably rambling by this point, but regarding the story's bias...you've got to admit, "flaw" is significantly more loaded (and less accurate) than "vulnerability".
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Mod parent up, please. There's more to blame for bad laws than the President, y'know.
If only that were beneficial to the students...
Weren't we supposed to "wait and see" UNTIL SP1 came out?
If you knew anything about *chan, you'd know that Rules 1 and 2 only apply to the target of a raid, so as to avoid retribution to a specific site.
The fact that the raiders actually identify themselves as Anon is remarkable.
Well...I take the more direct route, as a Vista gamer/user, to show that I will not give money to DRM: I don't buy DRMed content (I even steer clear from Safedisc). Crisis averted.
Never said they did, but they ought to - considering that gamers that don't like the advertising will spread the word and sales will drop. Simple logic, but who listens to that nowadays? :P
I can understand product placement in games made by/for such corporations (i.e. Sneak King), but I really doubt in-game advertising sparks interest in the game itself (i.e. Battlefield 2142). Sure, they might promote the products advertised within, but in-game advertising, especially advertising in games that people pay for, is a major turn-off to many gamers.
Wait a sec. Since when is "it's not so bad" cheerleading? That's ridiculous, and definitely not the dominating groupthink.
Seems to me that the /. groupthink still flourishes.
Not right now...
I'm torn between nanu-nanu and WAAAAAGH!
(Ack. Apologies for the lack of line breaks. See, this is why UAC exists: just in case we go on autopilot.)
Obligatory "it works fine for me" post. I'm a gamer, first and foremost. I run on a limited account with a password set up for Admin. When do I need to elevate? * When I install/uninstall a program. * When I run a program that needs access to its Program Files folder in order to update. (e.g. Quake 4, World of Warcraft updater) * When I update drivers. * When I modify the contents of a program folder. That is IT. As long as I'm not screwing around with things that could potentially bork my install, UAC doesn't pop up. It's not a hassle. One important little tidbit, though: why doesn't I get prompted when I run regedit? Hmmmmm?
Too bad my X-Fi and half my games stopped working. But man, this utility would be PERFECT if I wasn't a gamer!
Who's going to bail out these sites' reputations?
Funny how we don't seem to be seeing much of that, considering oil prices; I think it's time to retire the oil argument.
I'm not sure what chair he'll hold, but I doubt he'll hold it for long...
Yep, because little Timmy finding a laser pistol and capturing the neighbor's flag is one of the worst things we have to worry about these days...
You need to meet more people, then. *g*
Microsoft versus Jack Voldemort: an interesting game. The only winning move is not to play.
And chairs would be throwing him. Okay, I'm officially confused.
"Needy people"? Both sides of the argument seem to be laying it on rather thick...
I wouldn't mind a bit if there was an embrace of EU material; maybe a Han/Chewie branchoff (Star's End, anyone?)...Keyan Farlander, Kyle Katarn, Corran Horn, Wraith Squadron...
Completely agreed. While I sometimes use - and have respect for - Linux, I use Vista at home. Aside from a few driver glitches (nVidia's 8800 ForceWare, which is their fault, not MS'), it works fine for day-to-day browsing/gaming/what-have-you.
Unfortunately, when you're a college student among fellow geeks, word gets around that you not only USE Vista, but paid for and ENJOY it. This semester, I've had a couple of Linux fanboys (I hate using that word) railing me on what a bad OS Vista is.
Invariably, they bring up how annoying UAC is...and they don't seem to make the connection that it's just. like. sudo. On the off chance that they DO, in comes the snipe about how MS stole the idea from Linux (and stole the idea of a pretty desktop from OSX).
Maybe it's because we all said *random OS* was better than Windows because of those things? If you were in charge of the 800-pound gorilla, and the chimps next to him were getting too smart, wouldn't you teach him some new tricks?
I'm probably rambling by this point, but regarding the story's bias...you've got to admit, "flaw" is significantly more loaded (and less accurate) than "vulnerability".