Funny drawing. But it seems the problem here is the interpretation of the Voyager's data. Not the probes that still do a magnificent job. I've always been fascinated how the Voyagers did/do a great job since 1977. Starting by providing really amazing pictures of our "external planets", following a smart path (that could have been even more awesome if budget wouldn't have been reduced) now they're still able to work and communicate successfully with Earth, from a 120+ AU distance, thanks to a 1977 technology.
I'm going to point out that made things to last in the 1970's. We don't do that anymore.
apple tv is only $99. if you want to play games on the TV you buy an apple tv and use airplay to stream to your TV. some games are even coded to display data on the iphone or ipad and the picture on the TV like the Wii
the whole idea is that for $499 you get a device you can take anywhere and does gaming, internet, books, movies, tv, music, email and other things. instead of a $399 or $499 console that is locked to the TV
Oh hell yeah sign me up I want M$ to have a detailed records of my moods over a span of years so it can
1) be used against me in a court of law somehow (are you prone to anger? are you moody ? Mr. Maykabuck , are you an expert in mood disorders and what can you tell us about the defendant from this record? )
2) be used to deny me a job, without me ever knowing !
3) used to compromise me in some other way I am not creative enough to think of..
Naww.. what am I worry about....M$ would never do that....
You are right M$ would never do it, but the Government who has direct access to their data would. Or even better, whom ever M$ decides to sell the data to.
woot! finally, the WMD that caused us to invade Iraq was found, oddly enough, in America, where it was used, under the noses of the NSA who has been spying on us for the last decade.
But not 900 million of them. How many people would be willing to buy a $60 Bluetooth joystick that clamps onto a phone or tablet just to play a $3 game?
You don't want cameras recording your plate? Then line the plate with IR lights. That will make it too bright to read on the pictures without making making it hard to see with your eyes. In other words, they won't know you have them, unless they check with a video camera in person. And even then, it's not against that law (yet).
Bitcoin provides anonymity. Unfortunately like most computer security mechanisms, the weak link is the human being using them.
Even if this guy had the alleged information, and wasn't stupid enough to get caught, it makes no sense for Romney to pay him. If Romney paid the guy $1M in bitcoins, there is nothing stopping him from also selling the info to the democrats or a newspaper immediately afterwards for another $1M. It's not like you can sue the guy for breach of contract.
Omg, you discovered the problem with blackmailing people. Too bad no one else ever thought of that!
I say this from the bottom of my black heart, fuck off scumbag.
Let me get this correct. You are pissed because someone used Kickstarter to get money to pay for the development of a game. And then is now selling said game, for 100% profit (after all, development was already funded by asking people for money) and you are pissed because some one posted a way to get a free copy of it?
I don't have a problem with people making money, but lets be real here, there isn't a "loss" coming from this. Dude never put his money or a company isn't taking any risks. Everyone that paid to the kickstart took the risks and they aren't getting in money out of it. So who really is the scumbag here? I'm think Al Lowe is.
There will always be people who want to commit crimes of theft.
However, we can thin their ranks a bit. Support the death penalty for cyberthieves (at least in Texas).
I support a cyber death penalty for cyber thieves. But out right kill them? Seriously? I can think of a lot better type of people to put to death in Texas, starting with the lawyers and judges then moving on the politicians.
Honestly if it does not have the full paperwork and possibly all the actors signing the lid back then, it could be ANY Altair8080
I don't think that will stop anyone. I'm not familiar with movie prop collecting, but it seems it would be hard to probably prove most the stuff was actually a prop that was used.
Plus it's not like this guy just suddenly appeared and is claiming it's the computer. This guy was there from the beginning. Try reading this link: http://www.imsai.net/movies/wargames.htm
I find it funny, but if you can find that planets can survive in extreme conditions, how the hell can you not think that life can't also? This always reminds me how the experts are experts on nothing, because we really know nothing about the universe.
But hey, let's spend more money then all the combined totals of the income of all 3rd world nations (totally making that figure up, too lazy to check) on killing people instead of advancing human knowledge.
You can start by calling it "THE Government" instead of "Our government". "Our" implies ownership or mutual participation. As you pointed out, the NSA, IRS and the rest of the criminals are operating a cartel designed to extort wealth from and exert control over The People.
It's "The People" on one side and "The government" on the other side. There is no "our". You're either one of them(a government parasite) or one of us (the American people).
I said our government as in Americans government. I know it's hard to grasp, but there are other countries in this world, that use the internet and have people post on this site.
My point was people already bitch about shit other people own--big houses, private jets, hummers, stupid donks, animals, etc.
People bitch about things I own. I own a $1400 bicycle with $600 wheels--having upgraded from a $500 bicycle, ho-ly shit who knew?! People think it's their business to tell me I'm a horrible person for not buying a $50 40lb piece of shit from Toys-R-Us which would be "just as good" but fuck 'em.
I'm buying a $5000 piano--a Kawai CA-93--and people are telling me I don't need it and/or that a $300 piano or a plastic Yamaha $500 keyboard is "just as good" and rattle on and on about this like it's somehow hurting their quality of life.
You should see the way some people react when I talk about getting granite counter tops--apparently me having granite makes their quality of life poorer because everybody has granite and it's "overdone" (in the same way, I guess, that everyone having a refrigerator is overdone? Granite is fucking fantastic--yes, cement counter top is respectable, easily repaired, looks good, etc--but granite is really, really fucking awesome).
While I haven't yet used a controller that has a touchpad on it, I have used touchpads on numerous computing devices over the decades. They suck. While I'm sure it seems like a great alternative to having an actual touchscreen on the controller, it's not. You have analog sticks on the controller, if you need to control a mouse, then use a stick.
It's almost as bad as the idea of using your phone or tablet with playing games on your PC or console. Here you are, with your hands full either mouse/keyboard or gamepad, and then you need to drop that to use the smartphone or tablet to do stuff (inventory, whatever)? Really?
Sometimes I don't think real gamers are the one designing these products. I guess that is too much to hope for?
I find in taking to non-scifi geeks that while everyone, and I do mean EVERYONE, has seen a movie(s) or tv shows based on Richard Matheson's work no one seems to have heard of him. It's really odd.
I've seen some of his TV shows, but I didn't know of him till today. I don't think I've read any of his books, but since he did the I am Legend, which the movie left me with more questions then answers, maybe I should pick up the books.
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I find that supporting the Movie or Music industry is like giving money to my local mafia. Something I will NOT do.
So going to theaters is out of the question.
Funny drawing. But it seems the problem here is the interpretation of the Voyager's data. Not the probes that still do a magnificent job. I've always been fascinated how the Voyagers did/do a great job since 1977. Starting by providing really amazing pictures of our "external planets", following a smart path (that could have been even more awesome if budget wouldn't have been reduced) now they're still able to work and communicate successfully with Earth, from a 120+ AU distance, thanks to a 1977 technology.
I'm going to point out that made things to last in the 1970's. We don't do that anymore.
apple tv is only $99. if you want to play games on the TV you buy an apple tv and use airplay to stream to your TV. some games are even coded to display data on the iphone or ipad and the picture on the TV like the Wii
the whole idea is that for $499 you get a device you can take anywhere and does gaming, internet, books, movies, tv, music, email and other things. instead of a $399 or $499 console that is locked to the TV
Isn't that $499 device called a laptop?
Ouya already has a bunch of emulators. BYOR, though.
Like Roms are hard to get. I can think of at least 5 different sites that have them for free.
But for the same price [as an Atari 5200 console], you could just buy a Commodore.
Including the 1541 disk drive? And how long did it take for games to load on a C64 compared to the second- and third-generation consoles?
And yet that didn't stop the sale of C64's.
...when the whole world has access to it.
Military Intelligence, oxymoron, yes?
Oh hell yeah sign me up I want M$ to have a detailed records of my moods over a span of years so it can
1) be used against me in a court of law somehow (are you prone to anger? are you moody ? Mr. Maykabuck , are you an expert in mood disorders and what can you tell us about the defendant from this record? )
2) be used to deny me a job, without me ever knowing !
3) used to compromise me in some other way I am not creative enough to think of..
Naww.. what am I worry about....M$ would never do that....
You are right M$ would never do it, but the Government who has direct access to their data would. Or even better, whom ever M$ decides to sell the data to.
woot! finally, the WMD that caused us to invade Iraq was found, oddly enough, in America, where it was used, under the noses of the NSA who has been spying on us for the last decade.
That is a fail on many fronts by our Government.
So patents given to company who move around wires at the end now?
Apple hasn't be given a patent, they are submitting one.
It's possible his panceas problems were caused by his Fruitarian diet that he had done for years in the 80's.
It's possible that God and Satan decided to have a Job sequel and gave Steve Jobs cancer to test his faith.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_(biblical_figure)
come on, Job, Jobs, it's genius.
But not 900 million of them. How many people would be willing to buy a $60 Bluetooth joystick that clamps onto a phone or tablet just to play a $3 game?
I'm sure the person would play more then 1 game.
You don't want cameras recording your plate? Then line the plate with IR lights. That will make it too bright to read on the pictures without making making it hard to see with your eyes. In other words, they won't know you have them, unless they check with a video camera in person. And even then, it's not against that law (yet).
Priests don't have wifes. Must be why they flew under the radar for so long.
nope, Priests have alter boys to keep them happy.
Bitcoin provides anonymity. Unfortunately like most computer security mechanisms, the weak link is the human being using them.
Even if this guy had the alleged information, and wasn't stupid enough to get caught, it makes no sense for Romney to pay him. If Romney paid the guy $1M in bitcoins, there is nothing stopping him from also selling the info to the democrats or a newspaper immediately afterwards for another $1M. It's not like you can sue the guy for breach of contract.
Omg, you discovered the problem with blackmailing people. Too bad no one else ever thought of that!
Why would you post that?
I say this from the bottom of my black heart, fuck off scumbag.
Let me get this correct. You are pissed because someone used Kickstarter to get money to pay for the development of a game. And then is now selling said game, for 100% profit (after all, development was already funded by asking people for money) and you are pissed because some one posted a way to get a free copy of it?
I don't have a problem with people making money, but lets be real here, there isn't a "loss" coming from this. Dude never put his money or a company isn't taking any risks. Everyone that paid to the kickstart took the risks and they aren't getting in money out of it. So who really is the scumbag here? I'm think Al Lowe is.
I know what an XT is, after all my first PC was a giant compaq "laptop" AT clone - yes, I used it on my knee!
But what is a "walk-up XT" please?
A walk up XT is an XT that is postioned in a room that anyone can walk up and use. hence the person talking about NSFW.
What he is saying is that he played LSL where other people at work could easily watch.
There will always be people who want to commit crimes of theft.
However, we can thin their ranks a bit. Support the death penalty for cyberthieves (at least in Texas).
I support a cyber death penalty for cyber thieves. But out right kill them? Seriously? I can think of a lot better type of people to put to death in Texas, starting with the lawyers and judges then moving on the politicians.
Honestly if it does not have the full paperwork and possibly all the actors signing the lid back then, it could be ANY Altair8080
I don't think that will stop anyone. I'm not familiar with movie prop collecting, but it seems it would be hard to probably prove most the stuff was actually a prop that was used.
Plus it's not like this guy just suddenly appeared and is claiming it's the computer. This guy was there from the beginning. Try reading this link:
http://www.imsai.net/movies/wargames.htm
And here we thought we know it all.
I find it funny, but if you can find that planets can survive in extreme conditions, how the hell can you not think that life can't also? This always reminds me how the experts are experts on nothing, because we really know nothing about the universe.
But hey, let's spend more money then all the combined totals of the income of all 3rd world nations (totally making that figure up, too lazy to check) on killing people instead of advancing human knowledge.
You can start by calling it "THE Government" instead of "Our government". "Our" implies ownership or mutual participation. As you pointed out, the NSA, IRS and the rest of the criminals are operating a cartel designed to extort wealth from and exert control over The People.
It's "The People" on one side and "The government" on the other side. There is no "our". You're either one of them(a government parasite) or one of us (the American people).
I said our government as in Americans government. I know it's hard to grasp, but there are other countries in this world, that use the internet and have people post on this site.
My point was people already bitch about shit other people own--big houses, private jets, hummers, stupid donks, animals, etc.
People bitch about things I own. I own a $1400 bicycle with $600 wheels--having upgraded from a $500 bicycle, ho-ly shit who knew?! People think it's their business to tell me I'm a horrible person for not buying a $50 40lb piece of shit from Toys-R-Us which would be "just as good" but fuck 'em.
I'm buying a $5000 piano--a Kawai CA-93--and people are telling me I don't need it and/or that a $300 piano or a plastic Yamaha $500 keyboard is "just as good" and rattle on and on about this like it's somehow hurting their quality of life.
You should see the way some people react when I talk about getting granite counter tops--apparently me having granite makes their quality of life poorer because everybody has granite and it's "overdone" (in the same way, I guess, that everyone having a refrigerator is overdone? Granite is fucking fantastic--yes, cement counter top is respectable, easily repaired, looks good, etc--but granite is really, really fucking awesome).
Vibram FiveFingers.
What the fuck do I care about what you think about my Google Glass?
Maybe if you stopped bragging about how much you are paying for stuff people would get off your case.
While I haven't yet used a controller that has a touchpad on it, I have used touchpads on numerous computing devices over the decades. They suck. While I'm sure it seems like a great alternative to having an actual touchscreen on the controller, it's not. You have analog sticks on the controller, if you need to control a mouse, then use a stick.
It's almost as bad as the idea of using your phone or tablet with playing games on your PC or console. Here you are, with your hands full either mouse/keyboard or gamepad, and then you need to drop that to use the smartphone or tablet to do stuff (inventory, whatever)? Really?
Sometimes I don't think real gamers are the one designing these products. I guess that is too much to hope for?
Unfortunately, we will all probably be long dead before we find out.
Don't be a smeg head
I find in taking to non-scifi geeks that while everyone, and I do mean EVERYONE, has seen a movie(s) or tv shows based on Richard Matheson's work no one seems to have heard of him. It's really odd.
I've seen some of his TV shows, but I didn't know of him till today. I don't think I've read any of his books, but since he did the I am Legend, which the movie left me with more questions then answers, maybe I should pick up the books.
He also made a pretty cool song about womens' underwear.
What, no links?