Or, how about a dedicated terminal for coupons. You scan the coupons you're using, and then a bar code receipt gets printed out. You take that to the register when ready for checkout. Those would be much harder to fake since they'd have to have the date and a 15-30 minute time frame in order to use them. If something is up, the security cameras would know exactly who was screwing around.
Tried and failed. Because you can't tell whether the consumer actually knew the company was fraudulent. During the 1990's someone loaded newspapers with fake coupons. This way if he got caught he could say, "See, it's not me. They have them to." Where he got the idea from: A Late 30's-40's film. I can't remember which one, but it was one of the Dead End/East End/Bowery Boys movies. In the film, crooks were putting a counterfeit bill in each paper.
While all of this was going on, how much money did Columbia University make off of Oz's name? How many donations, surgeries, etc. were linked to the university "advertising" that he was on staff?
I remember quite well Slashdot had an article about cheating on India's university exam tests. Some statistician made a graph and proved the huge spike were people who cheated. Which then brings up the question...how many of these "college bound" students and parents were arrested? Because I don't remember ever seeing that being mentioned as a punishment for them.
Last year I bought...Best Buy Deal on iPad Mini = $200....Traded in PS3 for $150...Bought ClamCase Pro for $100 = $150 for Apple notebook which does word processing and spreadsheet which is all I need.
it was made into an episode of The Outer Limits.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T...
The idea was that a human could be teleported to another planet. After the "copy" arrived the original would be destroyed.
There is one issue no one talks about when a situation like this comes up. Since it was distributed between states, would it be interstate trafficking of illegal goods? Something, you know, they've used against organized crime to make something a federal offense. And thus, up the fines and jail time substantially.
BTW...forgot one thing... In the past, the PSN Marketplace has gone down for voluntary maintenance. And guess what, we've still been able to play the game. There's no reason for users to jump through a hoop that isn't always there.
I do understand what I own. A game system where I pay a monthly fee to play an online video game. PSN is merely a portal to get to the game. The game server is independent. It's exactly the same problem people have with always-on games. Except for one thing...If Always-on games can't reach the game server, they can't be verified as users and can't play. If the PSN is down, the game servers can still verify we are players. The only thing we can't do is real-world currency transactions. But we could still do everything else. Because we already paid for the service. They have our money. Please let us in.
The thing is, the game servers are just fine. If we didn't have to go through the Playstation Network we'd be playing the games right now. In fact, some of us were playing this morning after the attack occurred. But since we were already logged in we could keep playing. After the game servers went down for daily maintenance, and we then tried to log back in, did we realize there was a problem.
This then brings up the big question: Why do Playstation users have to first get recognized by the PSN?
It has been asked many times over the years with no good answer. When something like this occurs, why not just let us bypass the PSN and play the games. Yes, we won't be able to add money to our accounts, redeem codes, or buy updates. But so what. We'd still be able to play.
Let's say I own an internet business. I notice that a profile is fake and delete it off the system. Suddenly, I'm told by the police it was theirs. And, if I don't put it back up it's obstruction of justice. Note: Told to do so, not "here's a court order." Does the ruling make this scenario feasible? And if so, what is the liability for the company if they do or don't make the account viable again.
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An Ice Shaver. Snow Cones while camping for the win.
*Having Terry Garr flashback from "Mr. Mom".
Or, how about a dedicated terminal for coupons. You scan the coupons you're using, and then a bar code receipt gets printed out. You take that to the register when ready for checkout. Those would be much harder to fake since they'd have to have the date and a 15-30 minute time frame in order to use them. If something is up, the security cameras would know exactly who was screwing around.
Tried and failed. Because you can't tell whether the consumer actually knew the company was fraudulent. During the 1990's someone loaded newspapers with fake coupons. This way if he got caught he could say, "See, it's not me. They have them to." Where he got the idea from: A Late 30's-40's film. I can't remember which one, but it was one of the Dead End/East End/Bowery Boys movies. In the film, crooks were putting a counterfeit bill in each paper.
First board meeting..."People who don't usually go to the mall...meet people who don't usually go out of the house."
That's because children's toys don't charge by the hour.
Teddy Roughtrade?
1. New stuff is 3x sweeter - 2. You use 1/3 less - 3. ???? - 4. Profit
While all of this was going on, how much money did Columbia University make off of Oz's name? How many donations, surgeries, etc. were linked to the university "advertising" that he was on staff?
Space - Balls - The - Lunchbox
I remember quite well Slashdot had an article about cheating on India's university exam tests. Some statistician made a graph and proved the huge spike were people who cheated. Which then brings up the question...how many of these "college bound" students and parents were arrested? Because I don't remember ever seeing that being mentioned as a punishment for them.
Last year I bought...Best Buy Deal on iPad Mini = $200....Traded in PS3 for $150...Bought ClamCase Pro for $100 = $150 for Apple notebook which does word processing and spreadsheet which is all I need.
it was made into an episode of The Outer Limits. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T... The idea was that a human could be teleported to another planet. After the "copy" arrived the original would be destroyed.
"Don't worry, we'll make sure the replacement will run Doom."
There is one issue no one talks about when a situation like this comes up. Since it was distributed between states, would it be interstate trafficking of illegal goods? Something, you know, they've used against organized crime to make something a federal offense. And thus, up the fines and jail time substantially.
BTW...forgot one thing... In the past, the PSN Marketplace has gone down for voluntary maintenance. And guess what, we've still been able to play the game. There's no reason for users to jump through a hoop that isn't always there.
I do understand what I own. A game system where I pay a monthly fee to play an online video game. PSN is merely a portal to get to the game. The game server is independent. It's exactly the same problem people have with always-on games. Except for one thing...If Always-on games can't reach the game server, they can't be verified as users and can't play. If the PSN is down, the game servers can still verify we are players. The only thing we can't do is real-world currency transactions. But we could still do everything else. Because we already paid for the service. They have our money. Please let us in.
The thing is, the game servers are just fine. If we didn't have to go through the Playstation Network we'd be playing the games right now. In fact, some of us were playing this morning after the attack occurred. But since we were already logged in we could keep playing. After the game servers went down for daily maintenance, and we then tried to log back in, did we realize there was a problem. This then brings up the big question: Why do Playstation users have to first get recognized by the PSN? It has been asked many times over the years with no good answer. When something like this occurs, why not just let us bypass the PSN and play the games. Yes, we won't be able to add money to our accounts, redeem codes, or buy updates. But so what. We'd still be able to play.
Dear Sony: Could you please do the sequel in Gambia.
Let's say I own an internet business. I notice that a profile is fake and delete it off the system. Suddenly, I'm told by the police it was theirs. And, if I don't put it back up it's obstruction of justice. Note: Told to do so, not "here's a court order." Does the ruling make this scenario feasible? And if so, what is the liability for the company if they do or don't make the account viable again.
If there was ever a time to re-release Zoolander, it's now!
And yet we've had three Sharknado movies.
They should just let Netflix rent it out a month at a time..."Okay, who's next in the queue?"
What pop stars were they pretending to be instead of doing their jobs?
Where's the Pizza Planet Truck?