It isn't the games, it's the way they were made. Also, I generally consider 8 new games in 32 hours with documentation, and for free to be news -- most stuff is either commercial, or a knock-off of something else. Of course, I think this is more developer news than games news....
So much for that... I tried to mod you underrated, and my finger slipped and the menu selected overrated. This beta system doesn't let you undo unless you lock yourself out of a story by posting a comment.
Oh well... mod parent up;)
On the other hand, I don't blame them for doing this. Wikipedia might be a good place for determining what books you could find good information in, but not as the reference itself.
It really makes me wonder at the level of education... back when I was in university, citing ANY encyclopedia caused all content of the paper based on that citation to be struck from the paper, which often resulted in a fail on the assignment, or a request for a rewrite. I thought this was already common policy already in all higher education institutions.
t's only defamation if it's a lie. And the plaintiff has to prove the person is knowingly telling a lie, which isn't easy otherwise all those weekly rags that publish dirt on celebrities would be out of business.
I think you missed the point... it doesn't have to be a lie for them to pursue a lawsuit... only for them to win. Meanwhile, it's they're MegaCorp lawyers up against whoever you can afford after having just quit one job and turned down another....
Indeed... I tend to use such forms as part of my "potential employer" filter system. If I don't like what they're requiring of me to get to the interview stage, I cross the company off my list of desirable workplaces. HR decision makers might want to take note, as such forms are probably filtering out a lot of the "top pick" candidates who would rather get hired through their network of acquaintances than by filling out a rigid and impersonal form that won't submit if it isn't 'just so'.
FWIW, I think the GP was a number 1, but number 3s are everywhere, these days.
As the GP, I'd say it was closer to #2, with a tad of #1 thrown in and a lot of #4. I just found it easier to paper over the issue rather than spout a long diatribe about how the US is democratic to a degree, but that its republic nature has led to a system where the votes can be repressed and swayed with quite a bit of finesse, and where it is almost impossible for an individual to be elected based on a platform they are actually capable of honoring throughout their term of office. This is definitely not an issue limited to the US, or to democratic republics, so I thought I'd go with the simple answer and let people hash out the details in the replies:) My original comment was more to open discussion while stemming the #3 responses than anything else.
This will continue until automation helps reduce the number of hours people need to work (and people will be paid more as they work less because the amount of work needed to afford a good lifestyle would be reduced).
Ah yes... 1950's optimism... with the advent of the automatic dishwasher, laundry machines, improved automobiles, etc. people will no longer have to work 8 hour days! What's that? 50 years have passed and you work an 8.5 hour day now? You can't work an 8 hour day because then you won't be competitive with the people working 8.5 hour days, and you won't be able to keep a job to support yourself? How is that possible, when you live in a country with such a massive food surplus?
Democracy shouldn't, and isn't designed to, but the last fifty years have had backsliding induced by fearmongers.
The last fifty years of what? If you're talking about the US, it isn't a democracy; it's a limited republic with some facist elements. Democracy is where every "person" being governed has an equal say in the governing of society. Needless to say, it doesn't scale well.
In a US-style republic, those being governed have the option to have their say (not equal representation) in electing (and recalling) people to govern for them. This method of governance has obvious and non-obvious flaws, as we've seen in the US implementation since its inception.
...use the last version of sygate before norton bought them out....
In general, I agree with your post. However, how are you supposed to use that version of SPF on Vista? Even the more recent Norton version won't install correctly, because MS doesn't give the installer the permissions to install anything at that level. But for anyone running XP, this is indeed a good suggestion.
Title says it all. I have an account, log in once or twice a year, and file my taxes. I can do it wherever I am, on whatever computer is available, as long as it has internet access and a secure web browser. Back when I used software, I found I was always waiting for the software patches to come out, and they always came out AFTER most of the features of the software would have been usable (right near the end of filing time, instead of in January during planning time). Now, it's always up to date, and I can check in whenever I want to see where my registered savings and charitable contributions should be to maximize my return. Plus, such sites are generally free for people below a certain income level (and cheaper than tax software for people over that level).
It might not have the best hardbutton interface for playing music, but my Palm T|X can play digital audio and widescreen digital video right now... and it takes industry standard SD cards (currently up to 8GB), and can share any data on them via card swap, WiFi, Bluetooth Filesharing, and even IrDA.
Now that Apple has gone after the high end Treo market, maybe it's time for Palm to return the volley with a PMP as small and easy to use as an iPod. The Palm players already support PlaysForSure audio, plus everything else but Apple's DRM.
Come to think of it, the T}X does everything (and more) than the Zune advertised, and its only downside in comparison is the amount of built-in memory it has.
No, but I hope you won't "upgrade" either. However, when other people start sending you OoO and Office 2007 documents that are incompatible with your current version, you might be tempted.
I agree. The problem is that there is no way to prove that the databases HAVEN'T been interlinked, only to prove that they HAVE been. This makes the data collection itself an issue, unless most data is anonymously aggregated upon receipt... in which case it won't be very useful data for the people managing it.
1) SMB works just fine; the resource forks go in their own dotfile -- other OS X computers can read this just fine, and no other computer can read the original files anyway.
2) Modern fonts are all OpenType, which is a flatfile format. Older fonts are TrueType, and most of these are in flatfile format. OS 8 fonts and earlier can contain resource forks, but these should really be converted. Other than that, you've got postscript type 3 fonts, which haven't changed in aeons.
3) Turn on Bonjour/ZeroConf if you want to find remote devices; no need to use AppleTalk.
So basicly, if you are working in a mixed environment with OS 8, OS X, and some variant of Windows or Unix, you *might* have problems. If all your OSes are less than 5 years old, they play together quite fine, and don't need AppleTalk at all. AFP over TCP/IP is useful, but it's not backwards compatible with AppleTalk-only MacOSes.
Having had font problems on both OS X and XP, I can assure you that the issue is with badly designed TrueType fonts (doesn't seem to happen with OpenType fonts). Toss in a bad font file, and OS X will start to show garbled text in some places (generally tends to show up in Preview and Safari first). Part of this, I think, stems from the fact that you have 4 different places you can install fonts under OS X... this means files can have overlap. On Windows, there is ONE folder for all your fonts, and the OS handles the files based on their metadata, NOT on their filename. The folder is actually a virtual folder, made to make your fonts look nicer. On Windows XP, you have a font problem, and the kernel can panic. On OS X, you have a font problem, and the text gets garbled in random documents. Of course, since the fonts in all but your user library are probably rock solid, it becomes much easier to hunt down the offender and delete it.
Another Mac problem, right now, is a complete lock in. Their in house software, like Pages, is completely incompatible with anything else.
I agree with you about the lock-in, but think that Pages is a bad example. Ever opened up a Pages bundle (yes, they're bundles, not documents)? Everything is XML, TIFF files, and similar. Even without format documentation, it wouldn't be all that hard to write a converter or editor. After all, it's about page layout, not about modern desktop word processing. MUCH simpler to deal with.
As someone else pointed out, the first bit of the video stream is unique to you. Therefore, even after cropping two copies to the same movie start frame, you couldn't be sure that the data would line up correctly so that you could diff out only the watermark (you'd probably diff out a lot more due to a shift between the frames and the timing of the video content).
Easy... they take the extra step and investigate. These companies aren't concerned about one file leaking... what they're looking for is browsing Kazaa, and finding that over a 3-month period, 80% of the movies released were purchased by a single person. Then they have reasonable proof to get a warrant and have the police investigate that person. If it turns out the person's computer is part of a bot net, they continue on to figure out who is controlling THAT. Otherwise, they try to prove the person has been deliberately broadcasting their IP.
But this is all beside the point. The watermarking in and of itself will be enough of a deterrent for most people, which is what they're really after. The watermarking will also help the authorities to more comprehensively understand exactly what goes on with filesharing (how many original copies are being shared? How far is the reach? What is the lifecycle of a file? etc.).
I, for one, think it's a great idea. Nobody's actions are being restricted; just a bit more information is being made freely available, as it wants to be. We just have to make sure to combat the "it has his name on it so he must have distributed it" reflex.
No offense, but just because you don't see a list of services, does not mean OSX is not running a ton of system processes under the hood.
If you are using the internet, that is a networking 'service', you are using the Apple GUI, that is a 'service'...
These are the same things, just different terms, and OSX is filled with them just as much as Vista or any other OS out there...
I think you've misunderstood him, or else are just trying to simplify the argument.
When he says "service" I assumed he was comparing service processes on Windows to similar processes on OS X. Having to administer both systems, I can assure you that OS X doesn't come pre-configured with a bunch of extraneous background processes, such as MS has done with XP. That being said, there are definitely a few processes that could do with some refinement. For me, the Dashboard implementation falls into this category. However, I doubt he would consider the WM for either Windows or OS X to be a service he may not use. Things like RealPlayer, iPod service, Windows Messenger (not MSN Messenger), miscellaneous svchost processes, etc. are what he's talking about. By default, the only one of those OS X has on by default is an equivalent to the iPod service (Apple, are you listening? this is ONLY needed if the USB or Firewire drivers have detected an iPod! Create a SHARED LIBRARY, not a background process!).
So what if they scan you?
All they get is a number. Something which isnt useful by its self.
I take it you don't know much about profiling or database mining. It won't take long for that number to be required for various activities. However, even if it isn't, that number is YOU. You can change your name; you won't be able to change the number without getting a skin graft. Someone doesn't need to identify your name; they just need your number. Identify you once as "That number just passed our scanner," link it to the video surveilance footage, and they now have your number and your image.
Plus, I'm curious what you mean by "aren't public." You mean that only the government and private corporations will be tracking you? Personally, I'd prefer such numbers were completely public. We live in an age were data mining is big business. Your identity is wrapped up in the data collected. Only corporations and government have access to that data, which means that to some degree, they know more about you than you do... unless the data has been tainted. In which case they know more about you than is true, and there's no way for you to know what that is, or how to fix the tainted data.
Just imagine that suddenly one day you were no longer allowed to shop anywhere, travel on public transportation, or access government services... all because some database manager had accidentally flagged your RFID number as belonging to someone who was dead.
Silly me, not hitting Preview and missing a bracket....
They'll likely try to cut a deal for the licensing revenues since DJ Drama is pretty well known on the mixtape circuit and recently signed to a major-label production deal.
OK... this made me stop and re-read the sentence... An RIAA label recently signed him for production, and suddenly he's raided on RICO charges? I think there's more going on here than what the general public is hearing about. For one thing, who mass produced those CDs that were confiscated? For another, was this raid conducted based on an internal RIAA investigation triggered by the signing?
In any case, it sounds more like a contract dispute is at the core, even if he did forget to cover himself by getting written permission. I have a feeling both parties have something to hide in this, which makes it curious that the RIAA would risk a RICO arrest.
They'll likely try to cut a deal for the licensing revenues since DJ Drama is pretty well known on the mixtape circuit and recently signed to a major-label production deal.
In any case, it sounds more like a contract dispute is at the core, even if he did forget to cover himself by getting written permission. I have a feeling both parties have something to hide in this, which makes it curious that the RIAA would risk a RICO arrest.
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It isn't the games, it's the way they were made. Also, I generally consider 8 new games in 32 hours with documentation, and for free to be news -- most stuff is either commercial, or a knock-off of something else. Of course, I think this is more developer news than games news....
So much for that... I tried to mod you underrated, and my finger slipped and the menu selected overrated. This beta system doesn't let you undo unless you lock yourself out of a story by posting a comment. Oh well... mod parent up ;)
Indeed... I tend to use such forms as part of my "potential employer" filter system. If I don't like what they're requiring of me to get to the interview stage, I cross the company off my list of desirable workplaces. HR decision makers might want to take note, as such forms are probably filtering out a lot of the "top pick" candidates who would rather get hired through their network of acquaintances than by filling out a rigid and impersonal form that won't submit if it isn't 'just so'.
In a US-style republic, those being governed have the option to have their say (not equal representation) in electing (and recalling) people to govern for them. This method of governance has obvious and non-obvious flaws, as we've seen in the US implementation since its inception.
Title says it all. I have an account, log in once or twice a year, and file my taxes. I can do it wherever I am, on whatever computer is available, as long as it has internet access and a secure web browser. Back when I used software, I found I was always waiting for the software patches to come out, and they always came out AFTER most of the features of the software would have been usable (right near the end of filing time, instead of in January during planning time). Now, it's always up to date, and I can check in whenever I want to see where my registered savings and charitable contributions should be to maximize my return. Plus, such sites are generally free for people below a certain income level (and cheaper than tax software for people over that level).
Now that Apple has gone after the high end Treo market, maybe it's time for Palm to return the volley with a PMP as small and easy to use as an iPod. The Palm players already support PlaysForSure audio, plus everything else but Apple's DRM.
Come to think of it, the T}X does everything (and more) than the Zune advertised, and its only downside in comparison is the amount of built-in memory it has.
It's what I swear by :) I heartily recommend that anyone else who hasn't used it give it a go.
No, but I hope you won't "upgrade" either. However, when other people start sending you OoO and Office 2007 documents that are incompatible with your current version, you might be tempted.
I agree. The problem is that there is no way to prove that the databases HAVEN'T been interlinked, only to prove that they HAVE been. This makes the data collection itself an issue, unless most data is anonymously aggregated upon receipt... in which case it won't be very useful data for the people managing it.
1) SMB works just fine; the resource forks go in their own dotfile -- other OS X computers can read this just fine, and no other computer can read the original files anyway.
2) Modern fonts are all OpenType, which is a flatfile format. Older fonts are TrueType, and most of these are in flatfile format. OS 8 fonts and earlier can contain resource forks, but these should really be converted. Other than that, you've got postscript type 3 fonts, which haven't changed in aeons.
3) Turn on Bonjour/ZeroConf if you want to find remote devices; no need to use AppleTalk.
So basicly, if you are working in a mixed environment with OS 8, OS X, and some variant of Windows or Unix, you *might* have problems. If all your OSes are less than 5 years old, they play together quite fine, and don't need AppleTalk at all. AFP over TCP/IP is useful, but it's not backwards compatible with AppleTalk-only MacOSes.
Having had font problems on both OS X and XP, I can assure you that the issue is with badly designed TrueType fonts (doesn't seem to happen with OpenType fonts). Toss in a bad font file, and OS X will start to show garbled text in some places (generally tends to show up in Preview and Safari first). Part of this, I think, stems from the fact that you have 4 different places you can install fonts under OS X... this means files can have overlap. On Windows, there is ONE folder for all your fonts, and the OS handles the files based on their metadata, NOT on their filename. The folder is actually a virtual folder, made to make your fonts look nicer. On Windows XP, you have a font problem, and the kernel can panic. On OS X, you have a font problem, and the text gets garbled in random documents. Of course, since the fonts in all but your user library are probably rock solid, it becomes much easier to hunt down the offender and delete it.
As someone else pointed out, the first bit of the video stream is unique to you. Therefore, even after cropping two copies to the same movie start frame, you couldn't be sure that the data would line up correctly so that you could diff out only the watermark (you'd probably diff out a lot more due to a shift between the frames and the timing of the video content).
But this is all beside the point. The watermarking in and of itself will be enough of a deterrent for most people, which is what they're really after. The watermarking will also help the authorities to more comprehensively understand exactly what goes on with filesharing (how many original copies are being shared? How far is the reach? What is the lifecycle of a file? etc.).
I, for one, think it's a great idea. Nobody's actions are being restricted; just a bit more information is being made freely available, as it wants to be. We just have to make sure to combat the "it has his name on it so he must have distributed it" reflex.
When he says "service" I assumed he was comparing service processes on Windows to similar processes on OS X. Having to administer both systems, I can assure you that OS X doesn't come pre-configured with a bunch of extraneous background processes, such as MS has done with XP. That being said, there are definitely a few processes that could do with some refinement. For me, the Dashboard implementation falls into this category. However, I doubt he would consider the WM for either Windows or OS X to be a service he may not use. Things like RealPlayer, iPod service, Windows Messenger (not MSN Messenger), miscellaneous svchost processes, etc. are what he's talking about. By default, the only one of those OS X has on by default is an equivalent to the iPod service (Apple, are you listening? this is ONLY needed if the USB or Firewire drivers have detected an iPod! Create a SHARED LIBRARY, not a background process!).
I take it you don't know much about profiling or database mining. It won't take long for that number to be required for various activities. However, even if it isn't, that number is YOU. You can change your name; you won't be able to change the number without getting a skin graft. Someone doesn't need to identify your name; they just need your number. Identify you once as "That number just passed our scanner," link it to the video surveilance footage, and they now have your number and your image.
Plus, I'm curious what you mean by "aren't public." You mean that only the government and private corporations will be tracking you? Personally, I'd prefer such numbers were completely public. We live in an age were data mining is big business. Your identity is wrapped up in the data collected. Only corporations and government have access to that data, which means that to some degree, they know more about you than you do... unless the data has been tainted. In which case they know more about you than is true, and there's no way for you to know what that is, or how to fix the tainted data.
Just imagine that suddenly one day you were no longer allowed to shop anywhere, travel on public transportation, or access government services... all because some database manager had accidentally flagged your RFID number as belonging to someone who was dead.
In any case, it sounds more like a contract dispute is at the core, even if he did forget to cover himself by getting written permission. I have a feeling both parties have something to hide in this, which makes it curious that the RIAA would risk a RICO arrest.