Sort of. A lot of people use it to break copyright of an still-being-sold bit of work. I'll admit, I do indeed download copyrighted material to things impossible to buy anymore from the copyright holder. BeOS builds, a copy of Trilobytes 11th hour, Adobe Photoshop 4. Who am I ripping off here?
You know. It was bad enough when we had multitudes of acronym collisions with 3-letter acronyms... but did anyone else associate LLVM with Linux Logical Volume Manager?
While I agree, this is a bug, I think underneath it is the 60 year old "representing floats in binary" issue. Chances are, underneath, log10(1000) ends up being 2.999999999999999, but with some workarounds/fixes that translate the result to 3.00. But in the case of trunc(log10(1000)), trunc is operating on 2.999999999999 before said workaround/fix kicks in, so it ends up being 2.00.
Actually, I think the better solution would be... "they" obviously have the domain generating algorithm. Major ISPs could EASILY with a little ingenuity could identify which of their customers are infected. Cut them off, send them a letter, and make it really really clear that if they continue to "abuse ISP resources", they are liable for cleanup costs, plus penalties. And they have to agree to it before they get their service back. I'm sure there is some sort of slippery slope of abuse that I'm not quite seeing, but it is a step toward educating those obviously easily exploited.
Sure. Remember the games like Monkey Island that required a code wheel of sorts? It didn't have to be deceptive, because it didn't try to manipulate your computer to prevent copying. Simply, if you didn't have the code wheel, it was a pain in the ass to make your own, so a copy wouldn't do you much good (until everyone learned about Neverlock and the likes)
Because you would end up being able to sue almost everyone... ask the same type of question about a car and you will get the same answer "Why can't I sue a car manufacturer for a shitty design?"... "Because you would end up being able to sue almost anyone"
I tell you what. When you lose your only broadband option because you were downloading YOUR legally ripped MP3's from your PRIVATE ftp server, while on vacation, and they cut you off because "You were downloading music", don't complain. It is what you wanted. Just bend over and take it.
Comparing DSL/Cable with Satellite and even dial-up is almost an insult. Its like comparing a tank, an SUV, and a moped. Very few people would consider all of those technologies as even viable. Would you take a moped into battle? Would you drive your tank to a local amusement park? Would you take your SUV on the Appalachian Trail?
Dial-up and Satellite aren't an option to someone who uses their internet connection for "hardcore gaming". You wouldn't want to be using VOIP on either of these as well.
Face it. You oversimplified the subject so you could condemn everyone as a crybaby, when closer to the truth is, there ISN'T always a viable alternative. If you only have one friend, no matter how shitty they are, it may not be in your best interest to tell them "I'm taking my toys and going to play with someone else!"
Only the ones who wear underwear. Personally, I forgo the underwear altogether and, sometimes, even take on some pants with no ass cheeks.
It is a little embarrassing the first few times going into a corporate meeting with new faces, but once you explain the advantages, everyone gets on board!
Dude. You better hold your breath. You don't want your breathing to possibly open an inter-dimensional rift. We still need to know the basics of physics before we can be sure. Don't worry. It won't be long.
Maybe this argument holds SOME merit, but it totally turns an eye to the BIGGER PICTURE. The one you are claiming WE all are missing. Sure, these people were "legally entitled" to this money via contracts... guess what happens if we let it go. All of a sudden, all of those bailout companies executives start writing up contract addendums for their piece of the pie before the floor potentially falls out from under them. If we give them this option, they simply won't care. They walk away with more money than I will likely see in my entire lifetime, snug in the fact that if the economy collapses, they could never have to work another day in their life. No compulsion to save their company... just let the country/world end because it "it won't affect me!". And by letting these "bonuses" through, we would be asking for it to happen.
I don't assume. I see it first hand and have seen it for most of my professional career. Calling it a "mistake" of HR is A) giving them too much credit and B) playing me for a idiot.
Take your own advice... just because you DON'T lie doesn't mean most everyone else is honest.
Of course people lie on their resume. Just like the HR person making up the requirements for the position lie (You ever see something like "10 years experience needed with Windows 7"?). It's a two way street. Once you're in the door, you can better assess what they need and what you can actually offer them, which is better than being stonewalled from ever getting an interview.
You see the bit in the summary/article "Breach of Express Warranty, Breach of Implied Warranty of Merchantability, Unjust Enrichment, Negligent Misrepresentation..."? This isn't about whining that it sucks. It is about them misleading you about how bad it sucks. By then, you are already nailed to a contract. If you think this is "ok", I have some free time and an ice pick handy...
Now show me one sentence where the meaning becomes different depending on which way you spell it(')s. Any sentence. Don't have one? Still feel like you know something important?
You are completely oversimplifying the article to the point where your statement is misleading. This man hasn't been able to walk in 20 YEARS. This isn't a case of some guy not putting forth the effort. The nurse noticed movement in his leg that hasn't been seen in this man, during the time he was in for treatment of the spider bite. They administered THE SAME TESTS this man has taken before with no results and he was able to FEEL something... which he COULDN'T do before.
My guess is, spider venom is a nerve toxin... it just so happened to manipulate the biology of these nerves in the same way a swift kick to the TV used to fix bad reception.
Correct spelling isn't necessary in programming. Rather, consistency is most important. The compiler doesn't care if your variable is named "CalenderWindow" and "CalendarWindow", so long as you spell it the same everywhere.
No one is contesting that the RIAA should not be going after the copyright infringers. It is how they are going about it. They are gaming the legal system, going after innocent people knowing that almost NO ONE has the means to fight back. It is pretty much an extortion free-for-all.
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Sort of. A lot of people use it to break copyright of an still-being-sold bit of work. I'll admit, I do indeed download copyrighted material to things impossible to buy anymore from the copyright holder. BeOS builds, a copy of Trilobytes 11th hour, Adobe Photoshop 4. Who am I ripping off here?
Which is speculated to be the purpose of dreaming
You know. It was bad enough when we had multitudes of acronym collisions with 3-letter acronyms... but did anyone else associate LLVM with Linux Logical Volume Manager?
*sigh*
While I agree, this is a bug, I think underneath it is the 60 year old "representing floats in binary" issue. Chances are, underneath, log10(1000) ends up being 2.999999999999999, but with some workarounds/fixes that translate the result to 3.00. But in the case of trunc(log10(1000)), trunc is operating on 2.999999999999 before said workaround/fix kicks in, so it ends up being 2.00.
Of course, this is just speculation.
Sure they did. Their users and those users expectations.
Actually, I think the better solution would be... "they" obviously have the domain generating algorithm. Major ISPs could EASILY with a little ingenuity could identify which of their customers are infected. Cut them off, send them a letter, and make it really really clear that if they continue to "abuse ISP resources", they are liable for cleanup costs, plus penalties. And they have to agree to it before they get their service back. I'm sure there is some sort of slippery slope of abuse that I'm not quite seeing, but it is a step toward educating those obviously easily exploited.
Sure. Remember the games like Monkey Island that required a code wheel of sorts? It didn't have to be deceptive, because it didn't try to manipulate your computer to prevent copying. Simply, if you didn't have the code wheel, it was a pain in the ass to make your own, so a copy wouldn't do you much good (until everyone learned about Neverlock and the likes)
Because you would end up being able to sue almost everyone... ask the same type of question about a car and you will get the same answer "Why can't I sue a car manufacturer for a shitty design?" ... "Because you would end up being able to sue almost anyone"
I tell you what. When you lose your only broadband option because you were downloading YOUR legally ripped MP3's from your PRIVATE ftp server, while on vacation, and they cut you off because "You were downloading music", don't complain. It is what you wanted. Just bend over and take it.
Comparing DSL/Cable with Satellite and even dial-up is almost an insult. Its like comparing a tank, an SUV, and a moped. Very few people would consider all of those technologies as even viable. Would you take a moped into battle? Would you drive your tank to a local amusement park? Would you take your SUV on the Appalachian Trail?
Dial-up and Satellite aren't an option to someone who uses their internet connection for "hardcore gaming". You wouldn't want to be using VOIP on either of these as well.
Face it. You oversimplified the subject so you could condemn everyone as a crybaby, when closer to the truth is, there ISN'T always a viable alternative. If you only have one friend, no matter how shitty they are, it may not be in your best interest to tell them "I'm taking my toys and going to play with someone else!"
Just like you are free to buy internet access from someone who hasn't made a similar arrangement.
You sound pretty sure of yourself...
Only the ones who wear underwear. Personally, I forgo the underwear altogether and, sometimes, even take on some pants with no ass cheeks.
It is a little embarrassing the first few times going into a corporate meeting with new faces, but once you explain the advantages, everyone gets on board!
Dude. You better hold your breath. You don't want your breathing to possibly open an inter-dimensional rift. We still need to know the basics of physics before we can be sure. Don't worry. It won't be long.
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
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Maybe this argument holds SOME merit, but it totally turns an eye to the BIGGER PICTURE. The one you are claiming WE all are missing. Sure, these people were "legally entitled" to this money via contracts... guess what happens if we let it go. All of a sudden, all of those bailout companies executives start writing up contract addendums for their piece of the pie before the floor potentially falls out from under them. If we give them this option, they simply won't care. They walk away with more money than I will likely see in my entire lifetime, snug in the fact that if the economy collapses, they could never have to work another day in their life. No compulsion to save their company... just let the country/world end because it "it won't affect me!". And by letting these "bonuses" through, we would be asking for it to happen.
I don't assume. I see it first hand and have seen it for most of my professional career. Calling it a "mistake" of HR is A) giving them too much credit and B) playing me for a idiot.
Take your own advice... just because you DON'T lie doesn't mean most everyone else is honest.
Of course people lie on their resume. Just like the HR person making up the requirements for the position lie (You ever see something like "10 years experience needed with Windows 7"?). It's a two way street. Once you're in the door, you can better assess what they need and what you can actually offer them, which is better than being stonewalled from ever getting an interview.
You see the bit in the summary/article "Breach of Express Warranty, Breach of Implied Warranty of Merchantability, Unjust Enrichment, Negligent Misrepresentation..."? This isn't about whining that it sucks. It is about them misleading you about how bad it sucks. By then, you are already nailed to a contract. If you think this is "ok", I have some free time and an ice pick handy...
Now show me one sentence where the meaning becomes different depending on which way you spell it(')s. Any sentence. Don't have one? Still feel like you know something important?
You are completely oversimplifying the article to the point where your statement is misleading. This man hasn't been able to walk in 20 YEARS. This isn't a case of some guy not putting forth the effort. The nurse noticed movement in his leg that hasn't been seen in this man, during the time he was in for treatment of the spider bite. They administered THE SAME TESTS this man has taken before with no results and he was able to FEEL something... which he COULDN'T do before.
My guess is, spider venom is a nerve toxin... it just so happened to manipulate the biology of these nerves in the same way a swift kick to the TV used to fix bad reception.
Some of us don't care for quiet. Once you work in a server room for more than a day, you learn to block it out. Much like a wife's nagging...
Correct spelling isn't necessary in programming. Rather, consistency is most important. The compiler doesn't care if your variable is named "CalenderWindow" and "CalendarWindow", so long as you spell it the same everywhere.
Dead? How many devices out there sport Windows Mobile? Windows Mobile is just a tailored build of Windows CE.
Hate to be the one to bring this up, but a Chimpanzee is an Ape, not a Monkey.
No one is contesting that the RIAA should not be going after the copyright infringers. It is how they are going about it. They are gaming the legal system, going after innocent people knowing that almost NO ONE has the means to fight back. It is pretty much an extortion free-for-all.