Uh...you are aware that not only is a court order required, but other gov't agencies have been doing it without them for quite some time now, aren't you?
Go read some science fiction, which you obviously have not, and you'll have a much better idea of the vast potential truly "universal" access will have.
They really are some stupid bastards, aren't they? If this is indicitive of your company's management on the whole, best to start looking for a better gig, now.
They're all over the place--but they're not everywhere!
The only thing I can think of is it is attempting some sort of audio fingerprinting while playing. What else could possibly cause that much drop in performance?
I mean seriously...what the hell did they spend that much money on? Licensing? 'cause there's no way you could spend that much making almost ANY piece of software, let alone a stupid-ass IP blocking filter!
You know, the sad part is, if we had exerted half the amount of effort on space travel as we do on the war on the abstract concept of terror, we'd probably be seeing the first flying cars rolling out of Detroit about now.
Screw keeping the occasional explosion from happening...I want my flying car.
I work in a large, low-end datacenter. Almost all the servers there are rented buy non-technical people, who for some reason feel qualified to run web hosting businesses. There are so many exploits going on there at any given time, we can't really do anything about it--especially as theoretically the customer is responsible. So when they call in because their server is running slow, we usually find a php hijack happening, tell them their server has been compromised, and suggest that they do something about it.
It's pretty appalling. We would need an army of sysadmins--an army which is currently employed already--to really do something about it. Most of what we see are primitive script kiddie hacks, but guess what--that's good enough, and rarely are the perpetrators hunted down.
Who knows what the more sophisticated hackers are up to!
Your friends fatalism is a self fulfilling prophecy, and basically an excuse for cowardice. He seems to think that he must have a monopoly to be successful.
Instead of whining about unfair competition, he should actually fucking try it, instead.
No shit. It's stuff like this that makes me feel like I really ought to be able to find a million bucks to finance the game I'm making. Cuz I'm like, competent. At least. Unlike these jokers.
It's stuff like this that makes me trust my judgement about these big companies. It sounded like a miserable idea from the start, and I couldn't see how it could possibly, ever, succeed.
My friends think I'm arrogant when I presume to judge big, rich corporations. But then stuff like this happens, and I'm reminded that ultimately, it's one or two guys who make decisions in these companies, and they are mortals just like me.
Now if they really applied the "wisdom of the masses", their own employees, that would be different. But does any big company do this?
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Uh...you are aware that not only is a court order required, but other gov't agencies have been doing it without them for quite some time now, aren't you?
Or are you living under a rock?
You have no vision. None.
Go read some science fiction, which you obviously have not, and you'll have a much better idea of the vast potential truly "universal" access will have.
They really are some stupid bastards, aren't they? If this is indicitive of your company's management on the whole, best to start looking for a better gig, now.
They're all over the place--but they're not everywhere!
The time I wasted skipping classes in college and obsessing on the internet circa '94-'95 is what got me my high paying career in IT.
My degree is in Psych!
I think that means you can be pretty confident they'll find some way to screw it up.
No, they've just taken their cues on corporate citizenship from AT&T and other former state monopolies.
I might point out that those nasty corps are perfectly successful.
You're right, zero system administration has no corporate, business, or personal appeal whatsoever.
Yeah, but I don't think it's complicated, ultimately. The question is, do you want to sleep at night? If I'm running Yahoo, I do.
Apparently, those guys aren't so bothered.
The only thing I can think of is it is attempting some sort of audio fingerprinting while playing. What else could possibly cause that much drop in performance?
Wow, me too. What a load of crap.
I mean seriously...what the hell did they spend that much money on? Licensing? 'cause there's no way you could spend that much making almost ANY piece of software, let alone a stupid-ass IP blocking filter!
You know, the sad part is, if we had exerted half the amount of effort on space travel as we do on the war on the abstract concept of terror, we'd probably be seeing the first flying cars rolling out of Detroit about now.
Screw keeping the occasional explosion from happening...I want my flying car.
Screw that, just patent Martian based life forms, and profit when/if they ever find it.
Yeah, but what does SUNW stand for? Stanford University Network...Woohoo?
It's actually always irritated me, that W. "Suneww". Ick, I'm glad their changing it.
I'm going to now make it my goal in life to start a giant corporation that starts with the letter M. Just so I can keep them from getting it.
M is Mine.
I work in a large, low-end datacenter. Almost all the servers there are rented buy non-technical people, who for some reason feel qualified to run web hosting businesses. There are so many exploits going on there at any given time, we can't really do anything about it--especially as theoretically the customer is responsible. So when they call in because their server is running slow, we usually find a php hijack happening, tell them their server has been compromised, and suggest that they do something about it.
It's pretty appalling. We would need an army of sysadmins--an army which is currently employed already--to really do something about it. Most of what we see are primitive script kiddie hacks, but guess what--that's good enough, and rarely are the perpetrators hunted down.
Who knows what the more sophisticated hackers are up to!
Reasoning by analogy is like programming by rutabega.
Nice! Thanks for posting.
Your friends fatalism is a self fulfilling prophecy, and basically an excuse for cowardice. He seems to think that he must have a monopoly to be successful.
Instead of whining about unfair competition, he should actually fucking try it, instead.
...the more we'll fall behind in everything--especially tech.
What's the big deal? What's Reason done for us?
What could be more delightful? Run a Win98 VM and put it in there.
Like the government can tell the difference.
Why on earth would you clue middle management on such a thing? Or for that matter, consult them about anything?
Better yet, why have middle management?
It was a half-joke, ya know.
No shit. It's stuff like this that makes me feel like I really ought to be able to find a million bucks to finance the game I'm making. Cuz I'm like, competent. At least. Unlike these jokers.
It's stuff like this that makes me trust my judgement about these big companies. It sounded like a miserable idea from the start, and I couldn't see how it could possibly, ever, succeed.
My friends think I'm arrogant when I presume to judge big, rich corporations. But then stuff like this happens, and I'm reminded that ultimately, it's one or two guys who make decisions in these companies, and they are mortals just like me.
Now if they really applied the "wisdom of the masses", their own employees, that would be different. But does any big company do this?