Google, although well known for its search engine, is making money out of advertisement.
The friendly article might have hinted a possible failure of such Googled-attempts - "Think of the potential advertising revenue you can generate when you own the entire desktop environment."
The reason why I choose and stick to Firefox is its simplicity and nothingness.
And even Microsoft dare not put a single advertisement in its desktop OS.
Simply put, most people use a tool because it works, and it does only what it's meant to do. An ad-serving (albeit how intelligent it is) browser or desktop is definitely not my cup of cappuccino.
What methods and technologies are you aware of or use to circumvent the Great Firewall of China?
Somehow I don't think it's wise to do such circumvention if you want to stay there short-term/long-term/permanently.
What would US officials think if a foreigner, who is planning to move to USA, talks about how stupid the whole security thing is, and asks for advice to get around it?
If USA can attack another country "Just Like That"(tm), I would consider Chinese's censorship a godsend given it's only imposed within its own country. If you decided to move there, respect its laws; if you don't agree with its laws, go somewhere else. You always have a choice.
At home I have unlimited access to the internet, but at work I can only access port 80, and I would never try to get around company's security policy because it's restricting my freedom to surf, although others might still try that.
And remember, when you get caught, it's going to be ugly no matter where you are.
So in my opinion, if you want to go into other's territory, make sure you find out what can and cannot be done there, and stick to the rules.
If you had read the friendly article, you would have seen the update:
After speaking to Neil Young, General Manager of the EA LA studio, it's now clear that the confirmed 60 layoffs are not heavily confined to one team or another, countering early rumors that the GoldenEye or Medal of Honor teams were specifically targerted -- countering the implication that the underperformance of certain games might have been the catalyst.
Maybe EA is shaking its developers up for the foreseeable battle with TakeTwo?
And it's undeniable that EA is in a good position to pull this kind of team-balancing stunt, because there are simply too many willing-to-work-25-hours-a-day multimedia graduates. If you come across an apple tree full of apples, you'll surely pick the best ones too.
Everyone loves Linux games, right? Well, the crazy people over at VMware (owned by the same people that own EMC Corporation) decided to try Running Linux games with VMware. So next time you receive a linux game, strike up VMware and see what you can do (or not).
Bill Gates is a known Lexus driver. In 1999 he auctioned one for charity.
So maybe this thing is running Windows? In this case, we already have a solution.
And shouldn't vehicle have a read-only section just for the essentials? So that even the main system is down, the car will detach the OS and still function like a, like a, car?
This is certainly not the first time XML data files are used in games, Ghost Recon has that too if I remember correctly, and players are able to change the wind, bullet speed and whatnot in the game.
Is this going to be the trend in the future? Players pay $49 to license the game engine, and create their own game?
Would it be too much to speculate that Apple can easily come out with a iGame console similarly sized like a Mac Mini?
The article mentioned that "Microsoft is obviously a software company first and foremost, while Sony has more experience in hardware", so what then, can a software/hardware company like Apple do?
Why go all the trouble when you can, like me, just don't use the internet? Most family members won't even be bothered to turn on the computer if they know it doesn't have 'net access:)
Seriously though, if you have read this story, you can see that "He didn't worry that she would walk down the hall and find him reading her words. ''Impossible, because my computer didn't face the door, and it would have taken a split second to shut it off, literally,'' he said. ''Nobody could catch me, nobody. I'm too good. I'm too good with computers, trust me. I set up that PC so that when I shut the computer off everything was erased. So there was no trackable record on those PC's."
In the end he was caught by his own action. So no amount of software/hardware protection can protect you from humanware error. If there's anything incriminating or damaging, it won't be sitting only in your computer anyway.
If you can't afford this skin surgery, you can always get sponsorship from companies like Intel and let the printer print a non-removable "Intel Outside" on your new skin.
This is a serious problem. Lawyers/spammers are now citing CSA, and as long as they're following that ACT, it will be legal.
However, it doesn't matter if spamming is legal or otherwise, this is just another example of rich people's law.
If this spammer is doing reasonably well, he might just have enough money to drag on. This will have a big impact on the victims, because even if you're rightfully entitled to complain about a spammer, you would now have a second thought if you have enough money to defend yourself for few months, even if the outcome is in your favour.
On a side note, the spamee, Jay Stuler is appealing for help from the public in fighting the suit and has set up a PayPal account to pay for his legal fees and is asking for donations. Maybe a bit of "email campaign" asking recipients to donate $5 and pass the email to 5 friends?:)
Why are digital camera manufacturers keeping the lid on the capabilities of their products
I'm guessing any for-profit companies will be keeping the lid on the capabilities of their products, so that they can slowly roll out "new" features every quarter, and consumers will be attracted to upgrading.
when digital cameras could be so much more than their film-based counterparts?
Seriously? I would rather digital cameras function like, and only like a camera. I'm already having hard time finding a standard mobile phone that makes calls, and that's all it does.
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D'oh. I copied the wrong URL.
No worries, as long as the wrong URL isn't the pr0n site you've just visited.
Google, although well known for its search engine, is making money out of advertisement.
The friendly article might have hinted a possible failure of such Googled-attempts - "Think of the potential advertising revenue you can generate when you own the entire desktop environment."
The reason why I choose and stick to Firefox is its simplicity and nothingness.
And even Microsoft dare not put a single advertisement in its desktop OS.
Simply put, most people use a tool because it works, and it does only what it's meant to do. An ad-serving (albeit how intelligent it is) browser or desktop is definitely not my cup of cappuccino.
What methods and technologies are you aware of or use to circumvent the Great Firewall of China?
Somehow I don't think it's wise to do such circumvention if you want to stay there short-term/long-term/permanently.
What would US officials think if a foreigner, who is planning to move to USA, talks about how stupid the whole security thing is, and asks for advice to get around it?
If USA can attack another country "Just Like That"(tm), I would consider Chinese's censorship a godsend given it's only imposed within its own country. If you decided to move there, respect its laws; if you don't agree with its laws, go somewhere else. You always have a choice.
At home I have unlimited access to the internet, but at work I can only access port 80, and I would never try to get around company's security policy because it's restricting my freedom to surf, although others might still try that.
And remember, when you get caught, it's going to be ugly no matter where you are.
So in my opinion, if you want to go into other's territory, make sure you find out what can and cannot be done there, and stick to the rules.
If you had read the friendly article, you would have seen the update:
After speaking to Neil Young, General Manager of the EA LA studio, it's now clear that the confirmed 60 layoffs are not heavily confined to one team or another, countering early rumors that the GoldenEye or Medal of Honor teams were specifically targerted -- countering the implication that the underperformance of certain games might have been the catalyst.
Maybe EA is shaking its developers up for the foreseeable battle with TakeTwo?
And it's undeniable that EA is in a good position to pull this kind of team-balancing stunt, because there are simply too many willing-to-work-25-hours-a-day multimedia graduates. If you come across an apple tree full of apples, you'll surely pick the best ones too.
Everyone loves Linux games, right? Well, the crazy people over at VMware (owned by the same people that own EMC Corporation) decided to try Running Linux games with VMware. So next time you receive a linux game, strike up VMware and see what you can do (or not).
Bill Gates is a known Lexus driver. In 1999 he auctioned one for charity.
So maybe this thing is running Windows? In this case, we already have a solution.
And shouldn't vehicle have a read-only section just for the essentials? So that even the main system is down, the car will detach the OS and still function like a, like a, car?
One interesting (and new) moddable feature is the computer AI, I'm sure reading Artificial Intelligence for Computer Games: An Introduction will help.
This is certainly not the first time XML data files are used in games, Ghost Recon has that too if I remember correctly, and players are able to change the wind, bullet speed and whatnot in the game.
Is this going to be the trend in the future? Players pay $49 to license the game engine, and create their own game?
Up to 3 members now?
a user can record a query by playing notes on the system's virtual keyboard. Or he or she can hum the song into a computer microphone.
I tried that, but I was so out-of-tune the search engine returned all songs from Britney Spears.
Pippin was like, in 1996? Apple has so much more brand power to leverage now with its iMac and iPod.
Would it be too much to speculate that Apple can easily come out with a iGame console similarly sized like a Mac Mini?
The article mentioned that "Microsoft is obviously a software company first and foremost, while Sony has more experience in hardware", so what then, can a software/hardware company like Apple do?
So Flamebait gets karma point now?
After Lord Of The Rings, I have learnt to wait for the extended director's platinum cut version before committing myself.
Wait for the 33MB version!
Why go all the trouble when you can, like me, just don't use the internet? Most family members won't even be bothered to turn on the computer if they know it doesn't have 'net access :)
Seriously though, if you have read this story, you can see that "He didn't worry that she would walk down the hall and find him reading her words. ''Impossible, because my computer didn't face the door, and it would have taken a split second to shut it off, literally,'' he said. ''Nobody could catch me, nobody. I'm too good. I'm too good with computers, trust me. I set up that PC so that when I shut the computer off everything was erased. So there was no trackable record on those PC's."
In the end he was caught by his own action. So no amount of software/hardware protection can protect you from humanware error. If there's anything incriminating or damaging, it won't be sitting only in your computer anyway.
Ever since Microsoft entered the desktop OS market, Linux felt so threatened that it's been giving away free source codes!
"f", "p", "r" - "We are sorry for"
I sincerely hope this Kyrptos thing doesn't have a typo, otherwise it'll take another 2000 years to crack.
If you can't afford this skin surgery, you can always get sponsorship from companies like Intel and let the printer print a non-removable "Intel Outside" on your new skin.
This guy is going to get so excited.
This is different, the spammers are not suing spamme for blocking emails, but for complaining and possibly defaming them.
You might actually get sued by the Post Office if you go about talking shits about them.
And in this case, it's been brought to the court to see if the shit is indeed shit.
This is a serious problem. Lawyers/spammers are now citing CSA, and as long as they're following that ACT, it will be legal.
:)
However, it doesn't matter if spamming is legal or otherwise, this is just another example of rich people's law.
If this spammer is doing reasonably well, he might just have enough money to drag on. This will have a big impact on the victims, because even if you're rightfully entitled to complain about a spammer, you would now have a second thought if you have enough money to defend yourself for few months, even if the outcome is in your favour.
On a side note, the spamee, Jay Stuler is appealing for help from the public in fighting the suit and has set up a PayPal account to pay for his legal fees and is asking for donations. Maybe a bit of "email campaign" asking recipients to donate $5 and pass the email to 5 friends?
but you have to buy a more expensive version of the same device just to flip a handful of bits in a flash-rom somewhere to give you access.
I think this is becoming some sort of a software cost, that you're paying more money for Version 2, which may take another 3 months to develop.
Why are digital camera manufacturers keeping the lid on the capabilities of their products
I'm guessing any for-profit companies will be keeping the lid on the capabilities of their products, so that they can slowly roll out "new" features every quarter, and consumers will be attracted to upgrading.
when digital cameras could be so much more than their film-based counterparts?
Seriously? I would rather digital cameras function like, and only like a camera. I'm already having hard time finding a standard mobile phone that makes calls, and that's all it does.
As interesting as Slashdot readers might seem to be, haven't we talked about this already?
Maybe we're just jealous, like we always mod down first post because we cannot get first post.
This guy, out of the blue, starts queuing there 5 months before the screening, while most SW fans will only so do maybe one month prior.
That's very untraditional and unprofessional.
Will students be caught cheating with these overclocked calculators?
According to the friendly article, his life is not one big homage to "Star Wars," he says, and he has plenty of other interests, including classical music, modern dance, fine dining, dive bars, working out and reading about contemporary art.