Why not just hire the "terrorists/freedom-fighters" to make the games? Thus, solving condition number 1 above, and killing two birds with one stone so to speak...
One sequence that will not make it from the book into the film despite the hopes of many fans, according to repeated statements by Jackson, is the "Scouring of the Shire", in which the Hobbits return home at the end of their quest to find they have some cleaning up to do. The fall of Saruman originally takes place at the end of this scene, so it is not clear where it will occur in the movie.
I agree that it should have been filmed and put in an extended DVD version (if not the theatrical release)... Who knows maybe they will film it solely for a DVD release (if they calculate it will be profitable -- and given the success of the movies perhaps it would be).
Well this isn't exactly an answer to your question, the reason they could pass this bill so easily is because it only consists of a few sentences. Text of the Bill
Technically speaking his ruling still stands. But assuming this bill is signed into law, then his ruling has been superceded by statute. Likely, the F.T.C. will (if permitted) file a motion for reconsideration by the Oklahoma District judge, or appeal to the 10th Circuit. Either way, once the bill becomes law it is only a matter of time before the court ruling is reversed or withdrawn.
If the legislature authorizes the F.T.C. to do anything, then by definition they are not "engaging in regulatory imperialism and rul[ing] outside it's area."
Based on today's vote, I think it is pretty clear that the legislature had given the F.T.C. this authority. The reason for the hurried vote is not just the public outcry from yesterday's ruling. Legislators take offense when a court misreads their intent. They are simply clarifying their earlier position.
And why is the end of telemarketing a bad thing? Sure people will lose their jobs, but industries die and employees are forced to gain new skills everyday. This was an industry that made their profit by harrassing people in their own homes. The telemarketing industry should never have been allowed to exist to begin with.
As far as those employees who lose their jobs, perhaps the fines collected for violation of the do-not-call list could go to a fund to pay for skill training programs for former telemarketing workers? Sounds like a plan to me.
I was just thinking the same thing, except for Final Fantasy and the Legends of Zelda game... $99 is hard to beat. It will be interesting to see if Microsoft and Sony move to match the price, of if they don't feel they need to...
I don't think PS3 or Xbox2 are expected until 2005. So I don't think that factored into Nintendo's decision.
I wonder if in the U.S. telemarketers make their fees based on number of households called versus perhaps based on actual orders or something like that in the U.K.? I have no clue if that is true, but if it was it would explain why U.S. telemarketers could care less if you want their call or not....
Or maybe U.S. telemarketers just think their calls will work on you even if you don't want them...
Mythic does not control GOA's servers. GOA's servers, even if they run software that Mythic developed, are not Mythic's servers. Sandra never said GOA hadn't been hacked, she was referring to the US version of the game, which is obviously kept under far tighter control than GOA keeps their stuff.
She didn't lie, outright or otherwise. You're basing this accusation on wild speculation and a misreading, intentionally or otherwise, of the statements people have made. Not to mention the fact that you're completely obvlivious, or choose to appear so, to the plain facts of the situation. Get back to the VN Boards, troll. That's where your particular kind belongs. We've got plenty of our own kind of troll here.
First, by definition "DAOC servers" includes both those operated by Mythic and GOA. Sanya (not sure who Sandra is) may have meant "Mythic servers," but that is not what she said. And actually my recollection was she later stated that when she stated DAOC servers she intended to include the GOA servers (but I can't find that story/clarification - it was probably removed from their site.) And this question was specifically made because of the GOA situation, she was responding to that. So if she meant only Mythic servers she should have made that clear. It is obvious her intent was to include both GOA and Mythic servers, and hence her choice of language.
I suspect GOA lied to Mythic as well, but they shouldn't have made such a broad sweeping statement without getting the facts first.... How can you really know your servers are secure, when you don't know how the GOA servers were hacked? Hmmm? Please answer that for me... Even if this wasn't a lie (probably a poor choice of words on my part) it still shows incompetence and ignorance (and perhaps hubris?) on the part of Mythic.
My intent was not to troll (but thank you for enlighting me with all the facts you provided (that is sarcasm by the way)). I simply provided quotes from two articles. They speak for themselves. I trust in the readership of/. to be intelligent enough to judge for themselves. As far as my "misreading," I am not misreading the text. Perhaps Sanya misspoke. I hope you are right and Mythic does do a better job than GOA of controlling and securing their servers. But my point was that personally, I don't like to be mislead, especially when it is in regards to my personal and financial information.
From: http://www.camelotherald.com/more/1021.shtml dated August 22nd, 2003
"Q: I heard rumors about DAOC's servers and possible security problems. Is there any truth to this kind of rumor?
A: No.
But let me explain how I can be so definite. (Sorry if this is an overly simplified explanation - remember, I have to print my answers for both the technical and the non-technical people out there.) A game like ours has two kinds of code, client side (the part that happens on your computer at home) and server side (the code on... you guessed it... our servers).
Dark Age of Camelot servers have never been hacked. The tools that allow creation of monsters and other world items on live servers are internal development tools. (Here at Mythic HQ, access to these things means you work here in our office and are closely supervised.) These tools are mainly used for two purposes - on Pendragon during encounter testing, and on live servers by our customer service people who are replacing lost quest items and other such things. There has never been a misuse of these tools on any of our live servers.
Our password server has also not been hacked. Every case of "account hacking" has been people not keeping their passwords secure. If you share your password with others, if you email your password to strangers, and if you say, boot up a third party program and then type your password, your password is not secure. We feel bad for people who get taken advantage of, but we can't restore their accounts or their treasures. So never give out your password, and change it frequently.
There are, as many of you know, some client hacks out there. While they cannot create gold or monsters, or provide you with any actual gameplay skill, they can affect things that your client controls, such as your run speed.
We ban people using these every day. Because we do not want to ban innocent players, our investigation process is painstaking and a little slow. But we get the cheaters eventually. It's unfortunate, but a fact of life - you get a lot of people together, and the odds are good that a very few of them will be... special people... who can't compete without cheating. So, we get copies of all the cheat programs, learn how to find their users, and make frequent and daily use of the ban stick.
But I digress. The short answer is that DAOC servers have not been hacked.
From this article:
Wanadoo communications manager Tiphaine Locqueneux confirmed: "On 18 August our game logs revealed that GameMaster commands were used by someone external to the company. We began an immediate investigation, closed the incriminating accounts and worked to identify the hacker and how he had managed to intrude.
"Three days later the hacker used GM commands on one of the UK servers which gave us more information. At this stage players were still able to access the game but we needed to ensure the hacking would not escalate and close off his access. We closed down the subscription pages and RightNow, our customer support pages, in order to close off all external access to these services while we were adding new layers of security.
"At this stage we were unable to communicate that this was a hack in order to prevent further attacks or damage. Players could still play but new subscribers were prevented from joining the game."
The Camelot Herald article was August 22nd.... So they knew that an external hacker had used the supposed "internal" GM tools... But they still decided to say otherwise. I don't have a problem with them not admitting a hack ocurred (if it is for legitimate security reasons). But to outright lie about it is not legal (much less ethical) behavior here in the U.S.
Different strokes for different folks. Some people play these games solely to role play. And I could understand why as a combat person you find SWG boring, the combat system is pretty poorly designed. The crafting system, however, is great:)
embrace
n.
1. An act of holding close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection; a hug. 2. An enclosure or encirclement: caught in the jungle's embrace.
3. Eager acceptance: your embrace of Catholicism.
Absolutely, I couldn't agree more. My favorite example is Souter - a Bush (the first Bush) appointee. He is probably the most solid liberal vote on the Court.
The federal government has the right to regulate "interstate commerce" under the commerce clause of the United States Constitution. (Article I, Section 8(3)) (Granting Congress the power to "regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.")
The U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted this very very broadly in the past to include activites that occur solely within one state, but that arguably affect the supply and demand marketplace such that it effects interstate commerce. The current Court has started narrowing this clause a bit, most recently (I believe) when they struck down the Violence Against Women Act a few years ago.... (Congress enacted the VAWA using a couple different arguments, one was that they had the power under the Commerce Clause - the Court did not agree...)
Sadly very true, and both parties are guilty of this... It is really a shame, a lot of good (and very much needed) judges from both sides of the spectrum have been lost to this....
"Judges are political appointees. If the political parties are paid off by RIAA, MPAA, etc the rulings will be in favour of the RIAA and MPAA. There are a lot of good judges out there, but $$$$ unfortunately wins"
But federal judges are lifetime appointees, and are fairly well protected by Article III from direct political influence. So while the judge's ideology and judicial temperment is largely decided by the party in power at the time of the appointment, the judge will be a judge whether her decision is popular or not with her party. Once they are appointed it is very difficult to remove a federal judge(thankfully).
*If you qualify, your "Instant Settlement" is the credit that Lindows.com will give to you to immediately
purchase products using the MSfreePC program in exchange for the right to process your settlement
claim on your behalf as described in more detail in Step 7 and Step 8 of the Instant Settlement Wizard.
I find it interesting you are unable to learn the details of their "instant settlement" plan until steps 7 and 8... after you provide your: (1) email address; (2) tell them the number of covered products you purchased, where you purchased them from, and when you purchased them; (3) tell them what Lindows package you want (sorry no returns or refunds...); (4) provide them your name, address, phonenumber, and LAST FOUR DIGITS OF YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ; and then (5) digitally sign a verification under penalty of perjury...
After giving them that information, then they will tell you the details of the "instant settlement" plan.... I hope someone files a class-action against this site soon....Or better yet, where is the California Attorney General on this one?
The survey found that 34 percent of boys who admitted to being in a physical fight over the last year have played "GTA," while 17 percent who were in a fight have not played the game.
Shouldn't this number add up to 100? Of all the boys who admitted being in a fight, aren't the only two possibilities that they either (1) have played GTA, or (2) have not?
I am sure I am missing something....
The hearing is being held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Technology. The chairman of the committee is Norm Coleman, the freshman senator from Minnesota... He has been fairly outspoken against the recent tactics of the RIAA...
Sadly, I am not as informed on this issue as I should be.... But isn't the primary issue or complaint with the DMCA subpoena process that the subpoena is issued without any judicial oversight? Granted even court issued subpoenas are usually just rubber-stamped by the Clerk's office, but still...
It would be nice if the procedure was that the copyright holder issues the subpoena to the ISP, and the ISP then forwards it to the account owner. And then the account owner can move anonymously through an attorney to quash the subpoena.... (sort of like the Jane Doe situation). This really should be a requirement of this law, the individual whose information the copyright holder is seeking, should have the opportunity to quash the subpoena prior to their information being released (and their privacy being invaded...)
I am also in IL, and I use the SBC DSL (because when I moved here I didn't realize my building was set up for cable modem - doh!)
I fully agree with the advice not to install the yahoo dsl cd software. It has an insane amount of spyware like crap. It takes over your system. Instead go buy a router and go into the settings (change the default passwords please!) and then plug in your username and password in the PPPoE boxes.... Pretty simple, it works, and you don't have to use that dang software....
Once your computer has the string, it looks at all the songs you've listened to and decides what songs to spend your gift certificate money on. (It knows what you listen to because it's built in to your MP3 player.) If you've listened to one Britney Spears song day and night for the past month and nothing else, it will give all your money to Britney. If you listen to a variety of independent bands, it will split your money among them. (Advanced users can of course customize how their money will be spent, but it's simpler to have the computer choose automatically by default.)
Am I the only one who doesn't like the idea of someone being able to monitor what I listen to? (and I don't even listen to Britney - that would be really embarassing!):p
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Why not just hire the "terrorists/freedom-fighters" to make the games? Thus, solving condition number 1 above, and killing two birds with one stone so to speak...
From: Wikipedia
I agree that it should have been filmed and put in an extended DVD version (if not the theatrical release)... Who knows maybe they will film it solely for a DVD release (if they calculate it will be profitable -- and given the success of the movies perhaps it would be).
Well this isn't exactly an answer to your question, the reason they could pass this bill so easily is because it only consists of a few sentences. Text of the Bill
Technically speaking his ruling still stands. But assuming this bill is signed into law, then his ruling has been superceded by statute. Likely, the F.T.C. will (if permitted) file a motion for reconsideration by the Oklahoma District judge, or appeal to the 10th Circuit. Either way, once the bill becomes law it is only a matter of time before the court ruling is reversed or withdrawn.
Based on today's vote, I think it is pretty clear that the legislature had given the F.T.C. this authority. The reason for the hurried vote is not just the public outcry from yesterday's ruling. Legislators take offense when a court misreads their intent. They are simply clarifying their earlier position.
And why is the end of telemarketing a bad thing? Sure people will lose their jobs, but industries die and employees are forced to gain new skills everyday. This was an industry that made their profit by harrassing people in their own homes. The telemarketing industry should never have been allowed to exist to begin with.
As far as those employees who lose their jobs, perhaps the fines collected for violation of the do-not-call list could go to a fund to pay for skill training programs for former telemarketing workers? Sounds like a plan to me.
I was just thinking the same thing, except for Final Fantasy and the Legends of Zelda game... $99 is hard to beat. It will be interesting to see if Microsoft and Sony move to match the price, of if they don't feel they need to... I don't think PS3 or Xbox2 are expected until 2005. So I don't think that factored into Nintendo's decision.
Or maybe U.S. telemarketers just think their calls will work on you even if you don't want them...
I haven't had time to read it yet, but here it is: Order
First, by definition "DAOC servers" includes both those operated by Mythic and GOA. Sanya (not sure who Sandra is) may have meant "Mythic servers," but that is not what she said. And actually my recollection was she later stated that when she stated DAOC servers she intended to include the GOA servers (but I can't find that story/clarification - it was probably removed from their site.) And this question was specifically made because of the GOA situation, she was responding to that. So if she meant only Mythic servers she should have made that clear. It is obvious her intent was to include both GOA and Mythic servers, and hence her choice of language.
I suspect GOA lied to Mythic as well, but they shouldn't have made such a broad sweeping statement without getting the facts first.... How can you really know your servers are secure, when you don't know how the GOA servers were hacked? Hmmm? Please answer that for me... Even if this wasn't a lie (probably a poor choice of words on my part) it still shows incompetence and ignorance (and perhaps hubris?) on the part of Mythic.
My intent was not to troll (but thank you for enlighting me with all the facts you provided (that is sarcasm by the way)). I simply provided quotes from two articles. They speak for themselves. I trust in the readership of
But that is just me....
From this article:
The Camelot Herald article was August 22nd.... So they knew that an external hacker had used the supposed "internal" GM tools... But they still decided to say otherwise. I don't have a problem with them not admitting a hack ocurred (if it is for legitimate security reasons). But to outright lie about it is not legal (much less ethical) behavior here in the U.S.
Different strokes for different folks. Some people play these games solely to role play. And I could understand why as a combat person you find SWG boring, the combat system is pretty poorly designed. The crafting system, however, is great :)
embrace
n.
1. An act of holding close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection; a hug.
2. An enclosure or encirclement: caught in the jungle's embrace.
3. Eager acceptance: your embrace of Catholicism.
Absolutely, I couldn't agree more. My favorite example is Souter - a Bush (the first Bush) appointee. He is probably the most solid liberal vote on the Court.
The federal government has the right to regulate "interstate commerce" under the commerce clause of the United States Constitution. (Article I, Section 8(3)) (Granting Congress the power to "regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.")
The U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted this very very broadly in the past to include activites that occur solely within one state, but that arguably affect the supply and demand marketplace such that it effects interstate commerce. The current Court has started narrowing this clause a bit, most recently (I believe) when they struck down the Violence Against Women Act a few years ago.... (Congress enacted the VAWA using a couple different arguments, one was that they had the power under the Commerce Clause - the Court did not agree...)
Sadly very true, and both parties are guilty of this... It is really a shame, a lot of good (and very much needed) judges from both sides of the spectrum have been lost to this....
Supposedly BTX allows for a smaller overall system... So it has that going for it.
That is hillarious... It just keeps going and going too.
It is like some cheap brainwashing attempt or something...
I find it interesting you are unable to learn the details of their "instant settlement" plan until steps 7 and 8... after you provide your:
(1) email address;
(2) tell them the number of covered products you purchased, where you purchased them from, and when you purchased them;
(3) tell them what Lindows package you want (sorry no returns or refunds...);
(4) provide them your name, address, phonenumber, and LAST FOUR DIGITS OF YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ; and then
(5) digitally sign a verification under penalty of perjury...
After giving them that information, then they will tell you the details of the "instant settlement" plan.... I hope someone files a class-action against this site soon....Or better yet, where is the California Attorney General on this one?
Shouldn't this number add up to 100? Of all the boys who admitted being in a fight, aren't the only two possibilities that they either (1) have played GTA, or (2) have not?
I am sure I am missing something....
The hearing is being held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Technology. The chairman of the committee is Norm Coleman, the freshman senator from Minnesota... He has been fairly outspoken against the recent tactics of the RIAA...
Sadly, I am not as informed on this issue as I should be.... But isn't the primary issue or complaint with the DMCA subpoena process that the subpoena is issued without any judicial oversight? Granted even court issued subpoenas are usually just rubber-stamped by the Clerk's office, but still...
It would be nice if the procedure was that the copyright holder issues the subpoena to the ISP, and the ISP then forwards it to the account owner. And then the account owner can move anonymously through an attorney to quash the subpoena.... (sort of like the Jane Doe situation). This really should be a requirement of this law, the individual whose information the copyright holder is seeking, should have the opportunity to quash the subpoena prior to their information being released (and their privacy being invaded...)
I am also in IL, and I use the SBC DSL (because when I moved here I didn't realize my building was set up for cable modem - doh!)
I fully agree with the advice not to install the yahoo dsl cd software. It has an insane amount of spyware like crap. It takes over your system. Instead go buy a router and go into the settings (change the default passwords please!) and then plug in your username and password in the PPPoE boxes.... Pretty simple, it works, and you don't have to use that dang software....
Am I the only one who doesn't like the idea of someone being able to monitor what I listen to? (and I don't even listen to Britney - that would be really embarassing!)
Frod=Ford Ford just announced they were switching to linux... http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/32837.html