Do millionaires trading houses and planes infringe on my rights in some way?
Yeah! Seriously, we'd expect a mistake like this from k-doesn't-rtfa-or-correct-the-summary-dawson, but come on samzenpus! You always do so well when you post articles.
Also, if you REALLY pushed it by doing something that 'They' really did want to find out (Maybe someone leaking nuclear blueprints or something), using an antenna from a stationary location for an extended period of time would make it so that you could be tracked, eventually, but it would take a very dedicated search.
Unless if a team that is doing no-knock raids knew what they were looking for I doubt they would catch on. With something as minor as trolling a message board and insulting someone I don't think any judge in their right mind would approve no-knock raids (or raids in general) on an entire neighborhood trying to find the culprit. If it's something far more important, like nuclear submarine plans or classified blueprints, you will have the FBI and other three-letter organizations on you. In that situation, you have far bigger problems and that may actually happen.
No, this is the fault of people who pirate their operating system and then expect it to be supported. Some things have a price. Pay the price if it is worth it to you. Don't use it if the price is not worth it to you. Some people call that "vote with your wallet". Just taking it for free and then expecting support is ludicrous and the height of hypocrisy.
While I do agree that pirating a piece of software and expecting support is unreasonable, Microsoft is only increasing the number of botnets when they refuse updates to pirated software. Refuse software and hardware updates, but at least include security updates. With the increased number of botnets, that's more computers out there trying to infect others and it will without a doubt hit legitimate systems owned by users who just ignore that little yellow shield with the exclamation point on their taskbar. It is also their fault, but some people just don't know better.
Great post, IndustrialComplex. To expand on that, using a home made cantenna I can access someones WiFi from a block or more away. Using a LiveCD or just doing a low level format I can hide any trace of connecting to someones WiFi. I don't even need to leave my house. What are the police going to do, kick down every door looking for someone who made anonymous comments? Get real.
Even if they were for any reason to get access to my house and find a pringles can, some coaxial cable and a few BNC connectors, what are they going to do? Arrest me? I'm some geek who enjoys pringles and I'm a certified to install fiber optic and copper cable.
Congratulations, I honestly don't know if you are trolling or just ignorant of the fact that the PS3 lets you do the same. That said, I do think PCs are still the high end of the gaming quality spectrum.
Congratulations, you're jumping to conclusions! Yes, I know the PS3 allows you to do it as well -- PS3 is the group with the most points and work units. I was simply stating one of the many things that a high end computer can do.
Anybody who read my comment and took what I said as trolling probably owns a PS3 or is just trying to bait me or others into an argument, like you just did.
That and laughing at all the kiddies playing their games on consoles!
No really though, once you get spoiled to the high fidelity of a well built gaming PC, it's hard to go back to consoles.
Once you get used to a keyboard and mouse you can't go back to a console. I had trouble adapting. Not to mention the number of other things you can do with a high powered computer. I donate my spare cycles to Folding@Home.
Good to know, this plus Left 4 Dead 2 and Borderlands are all making compelling cases for me to finally build out a gaming PC.
I went over the top with mine and I have to say it was certainly worth it 100%. Nothing beats being able to play a game like Fallout 3, Dragon Age, Fear 2, all at full specs. You can budget it and still play them very comfortably for about $1200 (Including keyboard, mouse, case).
The intros are heavy on cut-scenes due to them being "intros". They're not really cut-scenes, anyway, due to you having to make choices in the middle of many of the dialog sessions.
It's nowhere near as cut-scene heavy as MGS4, though, so I'm happy enough.
It's also not as bad as your average Final Fantasy game which you can't skip through at all.
They supply their software as.msi packages which can be deployed via active directory GPOs. That's how I deploy, flash, shockwave and reader. I'll be deploying the new shockwave tomorrow. They make you sign up for a "license" in order to get access to the msi packages, which is extremely annoying.
We have a problem with Flash, Shockwave, and Java. Somehow when it's being pulled down and installed via GPO the installation breaks and I have to uninstall it, remove the registry key, and run the MSI cleanup, then gpupdate and HOPE it works. The problem? We're a school district with 2500+ student desktops and when they do testing that relies on Flash/Shockwave/Java it's a problem when the installation is broken and we have to manually fix and verify every system.
The argument would be "You're infringing on my rights! It's my right as an American to drive!", even though driving is a privilege. It's just another step towards becoming a nanny state...
You don't have to poop-and-scoop, just get a litter box.
Evil is an individual and can handle her own shit. She never comes inside, though, because I am allergic to cats.
You hit it on the head. I also wouldn't be opposed to putting a GPS tracker on my cat, Mischief. He's been living outdoors at my Dad's house for almost 10 years now. I wouldn't put it on him to track him down, I'd put it on him because I'm curious where he goes in our neighborhood. Does he go past our block? Does he cross the busy road nearby? Does he go into the park near my house? Or does he just hang out on our property sunning and looking for attention from the neighborhood? Probably the attention part.
1. Leave a valuable possession on the ground 2. Promptly forget about it 3. And then drive over it with their car 4. ? 5. Profit !
If that is their attitude to their posessions and life in general, seems like they'd be better just getting an insurance policy for being a "accident-prone forgetful dumbass".
No matter how often you tell them to be careful or even discipline them, cops will be cops
I think the better way to put it is that "End users will be end users." It doesn't matter what your profession is. You could be the CEO, a janitor, or a Ph.D and still make the same mistakes as everybody else.
Thing is: Would you have been reacting any faster if you hadn't spaced out?
Probably not. If you know Valley Forge Park at all, on 23 going westbound you drive past a cathedral on your right, then a parking lot on your left where most visitors park. After that you go up a hill and around a sharp blind corner and then go back down the hill. Once I came around the corner I spotted them.
If I had been driving on a straightaway I would have seen them from much further away and slowed down.
The one thing that always surprises me is that I space in _fast_ when anything is out of the norm. Braking light five cars ahead of me? Sure thing.
I've had different experiences. I take Route 23 through Valley Forge Park to work every morning before the sun is up and there's a LOT of deer. Yesterday morning I encountered a deer on the road while I was 'spacing out' listening to Jethro Tull. You'd expect me to have hit that deer, but luckily there was nobody in the oncoming traffic lane and I was able to swerve just in time (Who knew a Ford Ranger could handle like that?) to avoid hitting it, and just kept on driving my merry way.
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anyone can be a member? did you read the link at all or just post right away looking for an insightful mod?
Isn't that the point of posting? Hoping that someone with points doesn't RTFA and assumes that you are correct? Oh look, they might mod me up, too!
you shouldn't be surprised if a few slashdotters do have quite a bit of disposable income.
Yeah, and Steve Wozniak does read Slashdot. He certainly has disposable income.
Do millionaires trading houses and planes infringe on my rights in some way?
Yeah! Seriously, we'd expect a mistake like this from k-doesn't-rtfa-or-correct-the-summary-dawson, but come on samzenpus! You always do so well when you post articles.
Also, if you REALLY pushed it by doing something that 'They' really did want to find out (Maybe someone leaking nuclear blueprints or something), using an antenna from a stationary location for an extended period of time would make it so that you could be tracked, eventually, but it would take a very dedicated search.
Unless if a team that is doing no-knock raids knew what they were looking for I doubt they would catch on. With something as minor as trolling a message board and insulting someone I don't think any judge in their right mind would approve no-knock raids (or raids in general) on an entire neighborhood trying to find the culprit. If it's something far more important, like nuclear submarine plans or classified blueprints, you will have the FBI and other three-letter organizations on you. In that situation, you have far bigger problems and that may actually happen.
No, this is the fault of people who pirate their operating system and then expect it to be supported. Some things have a price. Pay the price if it is worth it to you. Don't use it if the price is not worth it to you. Some people call that "vote with your wallet". Just taking it for free and then expecting support is ludicrous and the height of hypocrisy.
While I do agree that pirating a piece of software and expecting support is unreasonable, Microsoft is only increasing the number of botnets when they refuse updates to pirated software. Refuse software and hardware updates, but at least include security updates. With the increased number of botnets, that's more computers out there trying to infect others and it will without a doubt hit legitimate systems owned by users who just ignore that little yellow shield with the exclamation point on their taskbar. It is also their fault, but some people just don't know better.
Great post, IndustrialComplex. To expand on that, using a home made cantenna I can access someones WiFi from a block or more away. Using a LiveCD or just doing a low level format I can hide any trace of connecting to someones WiFi. I don't even need to leave my house. What are the police going to do, kick down every door looking for someone who made anonymous comments? Get real.
Even if they were for any reason to get access to my house and find a pringles can, some coaxial cable and a few BNC connectors, what are they going to do? Arrest me? I'm some geek who enjoys pringles and I'm a certified to install fiber optic and copper cable.
Congratulations, I honestly don't know if you are trolling or just ignorant of the fact that the PS3 lets you do the same. That said, I do think PCs are still the high end of the gaming quality spectrum.
Congratulations, you're jumping to conclusions! Yes, I know the PS3 allows you to do it as well -- PS3 is the group with the most points and work units. I was simply stating one of the many things that a high end computer can do.
Anybody who read my comment and took what I said as trolling probably owns a PS3 or is just trying to bait me or others into an argument, like you just did.
That and laughing at all the kiddies playing their games on consoles!
No really though, once you get spoiled to the high fidelity of a well built gaming PC, it's hard to go back to consoles.
Once you get used to a keyboard and mouse you can't go back to a console. I had trouble adapting. Not to mention the number of other things you can do with a high powered computer. I donate my spare cycles to Folding@Home.
Good to know, this plus Left 4 Dead 2 and Borderlands are all making compelling cases for me to finally build out a gaming PC.
I went over the top with mine and I have to say it was certainly worth it 100%. Nothing beats being able to play a game like Fallout 3, Dragon Age, Fear 2, all at full specs. You can budget it and still play them very comfortably for about $1200 (Including keyboard, mouse, case).
The intros are heavy on cut-scenes due to them being "intros". They're not really cut-scenes, anyway, due to you having to make choices in the middle of many of the dialog sessions.
It's nowhere near as cut-scene heavy as MGS4, though, so I'm happy enough.
It's also not as bad as your average Final Fantasy game which you can't skip through at all.
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I bet you go up to kids on the beach and step on their sandcastles, kick sand in their face and knock over their drinks. Don't rain on my parade. :(
I read your post five times and I still have no fucking idea what you just said.
Wow, you guys don't even have a plan for this bad joke thread, do you? Probably best to just wing it, anyway...
Would you ladies quit your clucking? We have a serious problem at hand!
They supply their software as .msi packages which can be deployed via active directory GPOs. That's how I deploy, flash, shockwave and reader. I'll be deploying the new shockwave tomorrow. They make you sign up for a "license" in order to get access to the msi packages, which is extremely annoying.
We have a problem with Flash, Shockwave, and Java. Somehow when it's being pulled down and installed via GPO the installation breaks and I have to uninstall it, remove the registry key, and run the MSI cleanup, then gpupdate and HOPE it works. The problem? We're a school district with 2500+ student desktops and when they do testing that relies on Flash/Shockwave/Java it's a problem when the installation is broken and we have to manually fix and verify every system.
You want a high tech cure for distracted driving? Easy. Get rid of the driver.
The argument would be "You're infringing on my rights! It's my right as an American to drive!", even though driving is a privilege. It's just another step towards becoming a nanny state...
You don't have to poop-and-scoop, just get a litter box.
Evil is an individual and can handle her own shit. She never comes inside, though, because I am allergic to cats.
You hit it on the head. I also wouldn't be opposed to putting a GPS tracker on my cat, Mischief. He's been living outdoors at my Dad's house for almost 10 years now. I wouldn't put it on him to track him down, I'd put it on him because I'm curious where he goes in our neighborhood. Does he go past our block? Does he cross the busy road nearby? Does he go into the park near my house? Or does he just hang out on our property sunning and looking for attention from the neighborhood? Probably the attention part.
I'm at a loss to understand why anyone would
1. Leave a valuable possession on the ground
2. Promptly forget about it
3. And then drive over it with their car
4. ?
5. Profit !
If that is their attitude to their posessions and life in general, seems like they'd be better just getting an insurance policy for being a "accident-prone forgetful dumbass".
You clearly don't drink that much, do you?
No matter how often you tell them to be careful or even discipline them, cops will be cops
I think the better way to put it is that "End users will be end users." It doesn't matter what your profession is. You could be the CEO, a janitor, or a Ph.D and still make the same mistakes as everybody else.
No problem, I've got a monitor full with post-it notes. So my policy must be excellent.
I didn't know my old manager read Slashdot!
Wild pigs are a very dangerous game.
Whatever you say, Locke.
Yahoo? Is that you?
It has to be Yahoo. He didn't say "Let's bludgeon Google to death with a chair, and hide the body under the floor."
Why does everyone on my morning commute drive 25 in the 40 then?
Traffic congestion?
Thing is: Would you have been reacting any faster if you hadn't spaced out?
Probably not. If you know Valley Forge Park at all, on 23 going westbound you drive past a cathedral on your right, then a parking lot on your left where most visitors park. After that you go up a hill and around a sharp blind corner and then go back down the hill. Once I came around the corner I spotted them.
If I had been driving on a straightaway I would have seen them from much further away and slowed down.
The one thing that always surprises me is that I space in _fast_ when anything is out of the norm. Braking light five cars ahead of me? Sure thing.
I've had different experiences. I take Route 23 through Valley Forge Park to work every morning before the sun is up and there's a LOT of deer. Yesterday morning I encountered a deer on the road while I was 'spacing out' listening to Jethro Tull. You'd expect me to have hit that deer, but luckily there was nobody in the oncoming traffic lane and I was able to swerve just in time (Who knew a Ford Ranger could handle like that?) to avoid hitting it, and just kept on driving my merry way.
I rode a short bus, you insensitive clod!