"The JRockit JVM is a high-performance JVM developed to ensure reliability, scalability, manageability, and flexibility for Java applications. The JRockit JVM provides improved performance for Java applications deployed on Intel 32-bit (Xeon) and 64-bit (Xeon and SPARC) architectures"
My point is they never did release anything at all for the multiplayer servers. It's battle.net or nothing (yes, there's reverse-engineered solutions out there, but they are technically not legal).. though in this case there is at least a LAN component.
This is addressed to Rick Germano, Senior Vice President of Customer Operations, and anyone else responsible for decision making at the corporate level.
It has come to my attention that Comcast is supporting H.R. 3261, also known as SOPA.
I'm sure that I am not the only customer who would be appalled by this support, should it be brought to their attention and the repercussions SOPA's passing would have. SOPA would be ineffective at it's stated purpose (reduction/elimination of media and/or software piracy), while at the same time opening the door to a wide range of abuse - similar to the recent DMCA abuses committed by Universal (via Youtube takedowns). This would make the inappropriate seizure of DNS domain names by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) look minor in comparison.
If you are not familiar with this piece of proposed legislature, I strongly advice you educate yourself and your colleagues as this will have vast repercussions from the perspective of an ISP and content provider.
I have been happy as a Comcast customer since I opened my account - and I hope Comcast's support of SOPA (H.R. 3261) will not cause this to change.
They certainly did not have our level of socialization.
I can, in minutes if not seconds, start a conversation with someone on the other friggin' side of the planet, and there can be hundreds of people involved in the discussion.
Slashdot is served by an ISP as well. Likely the fault lies with them, vs the administration of the site.
That said, I agree with your stance on the mod point values. "Halving" the moderation power of individual users (no matter how you technically get it done) would be a positive improvement.
See my other respone - I'm not saying to use the MIRT, I'm saying that the fact that the cameras can detect people using them means they are vulnerable to dazzling by IR LEDs.
I know - but my point being is the same cameras that end up catching people using MIRTs would be effected by your IR LEDs because the cameras must be picking up that wavelength. That might not be every camera out there, and it's easy to defeat (just not being cheap and actually putting an IR filter on the optics) - so do be careful.
The "seriously broken" system is NAT. That shouldn't be happening and its on the ISPs to stop being so afraid of risk. If IPv6 was actually in place this wouldn't be an issue.
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Oh right... found it.
"The JRockit JVM is a high-performance JVM developed to ensure reliability, scalability, manageability, and flexibility for Java applications. The JRockit JVM provides improved performance for Java applications deployed on Intel 32-bit (Xeon) and 64-bit (Xeon and SPARC) architectures"
Wait, Xeon and SPARC only? Really?
How is JRockIt supposed to make the VM faster? It's just a monitoring system with a focus on finding memory leaks.
My point is they never did release anything at all for the multiplayer servers. It's battle.net or nothing (yes, there's reverse-engineered solutions out there, but they are technically not legal).. though in this case there is at least a LAN component.
Yea, like they did for Diablo (the first one)?
Nope. (they also still charge near full retail for it)
Your username and signature are superbly appropriate to your comment :P
The fact that only one person died is also of interest.
I'd rather be in the plane that only kills one person when 1/4 the roof tears off than the one that would likely fall apart.
Sent to comcast:
Hello,
This is addressed to Rick Germano, Senior Vice President of Customer Operations, and anyone else responsible for decision making at the corporate level.
It has come to my attention that Comcast is supporting H.R. 3261, also known as SOPA.
I'm sure that I am not the only customer who would be appalled by this support, should it be brought to their attention and the repercussions SOPA's passing would have. SOPA would be ineffective at it's stated purpose (reduction/elimination of media and/or software piracy), while at the same time opening the door to a wide range of abuse - similar to the recent DMCA abuses committed by Universal (via Youtube takedowns). This would make the inappropriate seizure of DNS domain names by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) look minor in comparison.
If you are not familiar with this piece of proposed legislature, I strongly advice you educate yourself and your colleagues as this will have vast repercussions from the perspective of an ISP and content provider.
I have been happy as a Comcast customer since I opened my account - and I hope Comcast's support of SOPA (H.R. 3261) will not cause this to change.
Thank you,
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Comcast Account: <snip>
I've never once had my balls cupped... so either you're attractive to them, or that's some nice hyperbole.
Opting-out is a bit uncomfortable, but (at least in my cases, lol) the TSA agent themselves seem to be more uncomfortable of the two of us...
Yes, and unfortunately indefinite detention over suspicion of terrorism effectively cuts that last bit out of the process...
... which will differ from a 50' diameter marshmallow.
... I'd almost want to try that!
also put punctuation in your sentence because it shows where clauses start and end
You should probably have a closer look at the thing. Pretty damn close to a Nimitz, isn't it?
Secretly? You've seen where all our jobs and manufacturing goes, right? I'd say we were overtly bankrolling it.
They certainly did not have our level of socialization.
I can, in minutes if not seconds, start a conversation with someone on the other friggin' side of the planet, and there can be hundreds of people involved in the discussion.
The genes for it are there... so if they can grow what they need for this process...
Yikes. Scary thought.
Slashdot is served by an ISP as well. Likely the fault lies with them, vs the administration of the site.
That said, I agree with your stance on the mod point values. "Halving" the moderation power of individual users (no matter how you technically get it done) would be a positive improvement.
See my other respone - I'm not saying to use the MIRT, I'm saying that the fact that the cameras can detect people using them means they are vulnerable to dazzling by IR LEDs.
I know - but my point being is the same cameras that end up catching people using MIRTs would be effected by your IR LEDs because the cameras must be picking up that wavelength. That might not be every camera out there, and it's easy to defeat (just not being cheap and actually putting an IR filter on the optics) - so do be careful.
Not much better than Whig, Liberty, Free Soil, Anti-Masonic and such... Isn't it?
The "seriously broken" system is NAT. That shouldn't be happening and its on the ISPs to stop being so afraid of risk. If IPv6 was actually in place this wouldn't be an issue.
Yes, they should - because that's the way they tend to catch idiots misusing MIRTs - the pulse pattern is visible on the cameras.
I know how HTML works. You'd notice the anchor in my sig...
because there are a heck of a lot more Arabs than nukes available.
Say again? Unfortunately for everyone, there's plenty of nukes available to glass the whole region and leave some for the next uppity region.
... and if the short battle is lost, nothing says "game over" like "glass desert"
As shitty as it would be, it would likely happen.
Yea? And what happens when something breaks your solar panels et al, and you can't get replacements delivered to you for months?