I really have no problem with targetted advertisement, I don't define it as spyware. For a start, it doesn't impeed the operation of your system or send information to third parties without consent. When I peform a Google Search, I much prefer to see adverts relative to my search than another 'Shoot the duck and win a free ipod' banner ad.
Einstein didn't come up with the theory of relativity, Gallileo did. Einstein developed the Special and General theories of relativity. Stephen Fry said so!
Multicasting can be done in IPv4. The BBC are running a test streaming their TV stations via the internet using multicast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/multicast/
One of the outcomes of this is that we can now be contacted by your RIAA or MPAA over downloads, where previously they were unable to take action and my ISP had no obligation to cooperate.
The RIAA/MPAA arn't governmental organisations, they're trade organisations representing companies within the US. If they wanted to take action in Australia or any other country, they could have done, they just have to go through that countries legal system. If they got a court order from an Australian court (provided they had the right to under Australian law) demanding that your ISP reveal information, your ISP would have had to cooperate.
Hey, remember, your toothbrush has flecks of feces on it. I'm sure a few oxidized organic compounds won't hurt you.
Didn't they prove that false on mythbusters? They couldn't find any evidence of fecal bacteria on the toothbrushes iirc
Actually, the guy was doing this to raise money for uni. He was hoping for a few thousand to cover accomodation and fees, but he has a nice little nest egg. He's planning on doing a masters in Business or Management or something, I'm sure he knows that this won't last him for life. And it looks great on applications.
I don't know. It is rather paradoxical to be investing in a company you don't like -- i.e. handing them the capital to make, well, in this case, more games.
It makes about as much sense as Greenpeace investing in, say, Dow Chemical or ExxonMobil.
But I have to hand it to him for the audacious originality of the idea.
Actually, it's quite common for people who oppose a company to buy shares in order to protest at their shareholder meetings. Infact, I know at least one case where Greenpeace have done this, they bought shares in Amoco to try and block oil drilling in Alaska. See this page for more info on that case.
Fair dealing has a very limited scope in UK Copyright law though. It only covers copying and some distribution for research and journalism purposes. See Sections 29&30 of the CDPA
MSN - Ability to change your nick. Ability to accept or decline others from adding you to their buddy lists.
You can't strictly speaking stop them from adding you to their contact list - you can just block them so they never know you're online. I believe that most protocols provide the ability to block people.
AIM - Ability to set auto-reply messages. Direct connect for quicker file transfers.
You can set auto-reply messages on MSNM, although you require 3rd party plugins. The default client lets you set away messages though. And I believe MSNM uses direct connect now (I know it didn't used to).
Yahoo! - Ability to send messages to people that are offline that they will receive next time they sign on. Ability to go invisible.
I thought offline messages tended to be called 'email'? And MSNM allows you to 'appear offline', which I assume is the same as invisible in Yahoo! Messenger (been a long time since I used it)
I'll disagree that the concept of a flying machine was new in 1911. The Wright Brothers just had the first successfull heavier than air flight - the concept dates at least back to Leonardo da Vinci, and probably long before. Plus, there had been many sucessful lighter than air flying machines (read hot air balloons) for over a century.
One of the reasons the Steam deal was made was to expose the game to a large community of modders, so hopefully we'll be seeing lots of new content for the game.
There's a native Linux version of Darwinia, availiable directly from Introversion. The Steam deal only covers online distribution of the Windows version of Darwinia, IV are still handling retail boxes of Windows and Linux versions, and the Mac version is availiable from Ambrosia software. Here, have a demo
Actually, it was first sold in Hungary in 1977. Similar devices were also seperatly invented by Japanese and American manufacturers, but the toy popularised worldwide is the original hungarian invention, named after it's creator Enro Rubik
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I really have no problem with targetted advertisement, I don't define it as spyware. For a start, it doesn't impeed the operation of your system or send information to third parties without consent. When I peform a Google Search, I much prefer to see adverts relative to my search than another 'Shoot the duck and win a free ipod' banner ad.
Einstein didn't come up with the theory of relativity, Gallileo did. Einstein developed the Special and General theories of relativity. Stephen Fry said so!
You should never cite any encyclopedia in a university level paper. Encyclopedia never provide the subject depth needed to write an essay.
Yes, because noone has ever been killed by someone driving under the influence of alcohol...
Don't worry, they're not banning the lottery. They need lottery balls to clear out the tubes
I just tried about 10 times in the space of a minute and managed to connect
Multicasting can be done in IPv4. The BBC are running a test streaming their TV stations via the internet using multicast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/multicast/
More worring, I searched for "good times" and got an eBay ad
My very easy method just speeds up naming ...
Need a new mnemonic, people!
(side note, why is mnemonic such a hard word to spell... and for that matter, why is abbreviation such a long word?)
It's not porn, it's art!
The RIAA/MPAA arn't governmental organisations, they're trade organisations representing companies within the US. If they wanted to take action in Australia or any other country, they could have done, they just have to go through that countries legal system. If they got a court order from an Australian court (provided they had the right to under Australian law) demanding that your ISP reveal information, your ISP would have had to cooperate.
4. Sue company that made t-shirt 5. PROFIT!
Everyone wins!
OS X has built in antivirus?
Hey, remember, your toothbrush has flecks of feces on it. I'm sure a few oxidized organic compounds won't hurt you. Didn't they prove that false on mythbusters? They couldn't find any evidence of fecal bacteria on the toothbrushes iirc
It rhymes with discorvord
Actually, the guy was doing this to raise money for uni. He was hoping for a few thousand to cover accomodation and fees, but he has a nice little nest egg. He's planning on doing a masters in Business or Management or something, I'm sure he knows that this won't last him for life. And it looks great on applications.
It makes about as much sense as Greenpeace investing in, say, Dow Chemical or ExxonMobil.
But I have to hand it to him for the audacious originality of the idea.
Actually, it's quite common for people who oppose a company to buy shares in order to protest at their shareholder meetings. Infact, I know at least one case where Greenpeace have done this, they bought shares in Amoco to try and block oil drilling in Alaska. See this page for more info on that case.
Fair dealing has a very limited scope in UK Copyright law though. It only covers copying and some distribution for research and journalism purposes. See Sections 29&30 of the CDPA
You can't strictly speaking stop them from adding you to their contact list - you can just block them so they never know you're online. I believe that most protocols provide the ability to block people.
AIM - Ability to set auto-reply messages. Direct connect for quicker file transfers.
You can set auto-reply messages on MSNM, although you require 3rd party plugins. The default client lets you set away messages though. And I believe MSNM uses direct connect now (I know it didn't used to).
Yahoo! - Ability to send messages to people that are offline that they will receive next time they sign on. Ability to go invisible.
I thought offline messages tended to be called 'email'? And MSNM allows you to 'appear offline', which I assume is the same as invisible in Yahoo! Messenger (been a long time since I used it)
I'll disagree that the concept of a flying machine was new in 1911. The Wright Brothers just had the first successfull heavier than air flight - the concept dates at least back to Leonardo da Vinci, and probably long before. Plus, there had been many sucessful lighter than air flying machines (read hot air balloons) for over a century.
* ---- this is the joke
o ---- this is your head
One of the reasons the Steam deal was made was to expose the game to a large community of modders, so hopefully we'll be seeing lots of new content for the game.
There's a native Linux version of Darwinia, availiable directly from Introversion. The Steam deal only covers online distribution of the Windows version of Darwinia, IV are still handling retail boxes of Windows and Linux versions, and the Mac version is availiable from Ambrosia software. Here, have a demo
In the UK at least, you're granted a legal right to do this, even where the EULA prohibits it.
Actually, it was first sold in Hungary in 1977. Similar devices were also seperatly invented by Japanese and American manufacturers, but the toy popularised worldwide is the original hungarian invention, named after it's creator Enro Rubik