I'm afraid that they'll insist this software runs on the TCM only, and that every personal computer has a properly operational TCM. Then if you've cracked your TCM, you'll be in much bigger trouble.
If that's what happens, there will be two types of people: those who don't understand or care so they decide to risk it, and those who do care so they just download copies that have been disguised to evade the ??AA software.
Like they're smart enough to create or have created software that would properly detect pirated files. I think this is an interesting new level of anti-piracy measures they want to take, but I doubt it'll progress too far.
I think parent is stating reality, not his opinion.
I agree because most companies, in my experience, will do anything they want. Sometimes it's valid, sometimes you wish you weren't involved so you could laugh at the situation. If you're worried about an action that you think is unfair, you don't want to work there.
Think about it, if this place caused you to Ask Slashdot to determine its decency, it's not that decent:\
Find all the ratings and informational sites you can, and explain as prominently as possible what's happened. Show some evidence by explaining how to find the history of a domain's registration so people can see the ownership changed completely.
I assume you've been in contact with previous clients to learn they're being billed, so tell them they can report false billings on that type of site.
Passing judgments, no matter how much data is processed to make the decision, will be inaccurate if the writers don't have full understanding of the juvenile delinquents being judged. There always seem to be assumptions about how to interact with youth that make perfect sense to adults but result in nonsensical interaction with the children. On the rare occasion that the child tries to inform the adult of a false assumption or possible miscommunication, it's usually misinterpreted as the child not understanding the full picture, because they're a child.
I agree. They don't seem to have any idea what they're doing. The main reason I nearly abandoned theaters was due to signs everywhere at my local theater saying the reason ticket prices went up ~60% was to pay for construction (adding 6 auditoriums). I was only in 5th grade then, but already thought businesses were to expand via their own savings, or at least not admit to directly using customers to expand and make more money.
Then they finished construction but removed all those signs and kept the new ticket price. I think that was my first boycott:)
The real problem is that small and independent theaters are great but probably won't continue to exist in the same way if big chain theaters go under. At the very least, prices will go up significantly. I wouldn't be surprised if some stopped serving beer due to movie studio discounts for theaters who comply with happy, family friendly environments.
I thought it would be fun to use fake and obscure things in my lists of stuff I like. In theory it'll throw off the ads too. I want to meet The MCP, watch Goin' Crackers, read The Memex, and my heroes include Mazer Rackham, and The Treacherous Eight.
Checking my account for these examples by logging in for the first time in a while, the first thing that pops up is encouragement to provide my full name so others know who I am:O I guess using tech words as fake names is easily discovered. I do have a couple photos of myself, but a screenshot is my main profile picture which is the only one that can be viewed by non-friends.
Hopefully they don't sell one of those pictures to make fun of skinny nerds' eating habits..
The idea is not to go to either extreme and maintain a reasonably rational government is large enough to cover the basics but not so big that people start to be strangled by it.
That sounds reasonable, but whatever would we do to satisfy the news media? Where would our society be without their presence:\
There are only two bubbles Apple "forces" you into:
1. Mac OS X only runs (without hacking) on Apple hardware.
2. iPhones OS only runs (without hacking) App Store software.
Everything else is very open.
This and all the counter arguments should be summarized by Apple's old description of its customers; they "think different". If you understand English or somehow fit into the normalcy of current society, you do not think different and are outside of Apple's bubble. And are a treated as a second-class citizen.
Don't buy a PS3 simply for the sake of installing Linux on it.
I can't disagree, but I think it should be viewed as a gaming system. Installing Linux may be like the pre-alpha version of a PC's live disc, but it has the relatively new, obscure game with a cult-following - messing with 'nix on a console.
Installing Ed's Debian on my Xbox served no purpose, but it sounded like a good way to fill my afternoon. Lacking a keyboard, all interaction was done via SSH instead of using the controller's limited bash interactivity; so I did a classic ifdown eth0..oh wait..crap. Then it was pure puzzle, making the lock picking in more recent games feel like pipe dream.
You're presented with a screen's worth of command history and output, the ability to copy, paste, and an Enter key. All you have to do is find your option, or path(s) of options, accurately predicting the output to know how much backlog will be flushed. Difficulty modes are set via router configuration, e.g. disabling DHCP, blocking communication between certain class 3 subsets, etc.
Was there a point? I have no idea, but it's a great game:)
I'm not familiar with the specifics, but the lag can be more than 17ms. I'm not too familiar with the source on consoles these days either, but I know 1080p is rare.. are they 60fps? Either way, a quick google of "hdtv lag" leads to some additional causes of delay.
Considering some gamers, who know very little about technology, instantly notice lag when they try their new TV, whatever the delay is it's not quick enough.
I agree 120Hz is great since it's a common product of frame rates, but the interpolation of any "good system" can be bad for games. The interpolation introduces lag because it delays the picture display while creating the artificial frames. That's bad for any interactive situation, but what's really bad is that some of these TV's don't give you the option to disable it.
I recently overheard somebody trying different types of video cables for his Xbox360 because there was lag on his new LCD. He had no idea it was the new TV causing the problem. And how many salespeople are knowledgeable enough to warn people?
I loved biking to work. Even when raining (I'm in Portland) it worked pretty well.
If you can't move, understandable since it's 1.5hrs away, maybe there's a good combo route you can take. Drive to some public park or some place easy-going, then pull out your bike and ride to the NOC. Going back to the relaxing place at the eod will be nice, too.
AT&T is effectively stopped from offering the Pre because of the radio communications the Pre was designed around. Palm could, of course, make a modified or subsequent Pre with AT&T compatible hardware, but until then it flat out won't work on AT&T's network.
The two radio "families" in the US are used by AT&T & T-Mobile (GSM), and Sprint & Verizon (CDMA).
Is it just to make sure that all the blogs "notice" and sit around waiting to see what's coming?
Seriously? A company like Apple would never pull a silly trick like that to grab attention. If that was really their intent, they'd be doing all kinds of crap to garner attention:
-Make a new product custom-milled from a block of some cool metal!
-Name a boring industry number, say 1394, to something exciting that suggested its blazing speed!
-Call a standard media device Super to set it apart from others!
-They'd even name stuff after crazy-cool sci-fi machines and append current product names with the word "extreme"!
Yep, that's a vital point because Nehalem Xeons currently are not available anywhere else, and the Nehalem Core i7 is not comparable. They are newer than the Xeon platform that is available and support 3 channel memory. That sounds nice, but the _older_ Xeon platform supported 4 channel memory with RAID and sparing (just like hard drives) and ECC to mention only a couple things. Desktop and Workstation/Server hardware are not in the same world.
Unless they've changed their EULA or other agreement, no, you can't do that at all. OSX may only be legally installed on hardware purchased from Apple.
The Dreamcast could do 480p in 1998, albeit via VGA which wasn't available on TV's at the time.
Gamers, the kind you're talking about, are just like any other group of people waiting to slurp up the latest marketing drivel. They think games are neat but aren't attentive enough to realize resolution and graphics power don't make a video game. Their interest is sparked by cool "new" things like WiiFit; they just don't realize the same thing was made for the Amiga in the 80's because games weren't "cool" then.
Shorter attention spans are disturbingly codependent with marketing.
Sorry.. had to. But it's sorta true:
It's nice from a design standpoint. If a page is always rendered as the designer intends, they know the exact environment into which their page will be displayed. All variances and plan b's can be ignored and the layout and render will be exactly as the designer intended.
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I'm afraid that they'll insist this software runs on the TCM only, and that every personal computer has a properly operational TCM. Then if you've cracked your TCM, you'll be in much bigger trouble.
If that's what happens, there will be two types of people: those who don't understand or care so they decide to risk it, and those who do care so they just download copies that have been disguised to evade the ??AA software.
Like they're smart enough to create or have created software that would properly detect pirated files.
I think this is an interesting new level of anti-piracy measures they want to take, but I doubt it'll progress too far.
You forgot "and lying about it" and ", repeatedly." The problem definitely still lies with the ISP.
I think parent is stating reality, not his opinion.
I agree because most companies, in my experience, will do anything they want. Sometimes it's valid, sometimes you wish you weren't involved so you could laugh at the situation. If you're worried about an action that you think is unfair, you don't want to work there.
Think about it, if this place caused you to Ask Slashdot to determine its decency, it's not that decent :\
Find all the ratings and informational sites you can, and explain as prominently as possible what's happened. Show some evidence by explaining how to find the history of a domain's registration so people can see the ownership changed completely.
I assume you've been in contact with previous clients to learn they're being billed, so tell them they can report false billings on that type of site.
Passing judgments, no matter how much data is processed to make the decision, will be inaccurate if the writers don't have full understanding of the juvenile delinquents being judged. There always seem to be assumptions about how to interact with youth that make perfect sense to adults but result in nonsensical interaction with the children. On the rare occasion that the child tries to inform the adult of a false assumption or possible miscommunication, it's usually misinterpreted as the child not understanding the full picture, because they're a child.
Hah, thanks, I was trying to remember that song's name the other day.
I agree. They don't seem to have any idea what they're doing. The main reason I nearly abandoned theaters was due to signs everywhere at my local theater saying the reason ticket prices went up ~60% was to pay for construction (adding 6 auditoriums). I was only in 5th grade then, but already thought businesses were to expand via their own savings, or at least not admit to directly using customers to expand and make more money.
Then they finished construction but removed all those signs and kept the new ticket price. I think that was my first boycott :)
The real problem is that small and independent theaters are great but probably won't continue to exist in the same way if big chain theaters go under. At the very least, prices will go up significantly. I wouldn't be surprised if some stopped serving beer due to movie studio discounts for theaters who comply with happy, family friendly environments.
I thought it would be fun to use fake and obscure things in my lists of stuff I like. In theory it'll throw off the ads too. I want to meet The MCP, watch Goin' Crackers, read The Memex, and my heroes include Mazer Rackham, and The Treacherous Eight.
Checking my account for these examples by logging in for the first time in a while, the first thing that pops up is encouragement to provide my full name so others know who I am :O
I guess using tech words as fake names is easily discovered. I do have a couple photos of myself, but a screenshot is my main profile picture which is the only one that can be viewed by non-friends.
Hopefully they don't sell one of those pictures to make fun of skinny nerds' eating habits..
You thought the headline and summary described the article without calling user comments? :\
The idea is not to go to either extreme and maintain a reasonably rational government is large enough to cover the basics but not so big that people start to be strangled by it.
That sounds reasonable, but whatever would we do to satisfy the news media? Where would our society be without their presence :\
I can only imagine the wondrous films that will start to come out of the porn industry.
Maybe the modder could have settled out of court by offering to add the famous printer to his business model.
There are only two bubbles Apple "forces" you into:
1. Mac OS X only runs (without hacking) on Apple hardware. 2. iPhones OS only runs (without hacking) App Store software.
Everything else is very open.
This and all the counter arguments should be summarized by Apple's old description of its customers; they "think different". If you understand English or somehow fit into the normalcy of current society, you do not think different and are outside of Apple's bubble. And are a treated as a second-class citizen.
Don't buy a PS3 simply for the sake of installing Linux on it.
I can't disagree, but I think it should be viewed as a gaming system. Installing Linux may be like the pre-alpha version of a PC's live disc, but it has the relatively new, obscure game with a cult-following - messing with 'nix on a console.
Installing Ed's Debian on my Xbox served no purpose, but it sounded like a good way to fill my afternoon. Lacking a keyboard, all interaction was done via SSH instead of using the controller's limited bash interactivity; so I did a classic ifdown eth0..oh wait..crap. Then it was pure puzzle, making the lock picking in more recent games feel like pipe dream.
You're presented with a screen's worth of command history and output, the ability to copy, paste, and an Enter key. All you have to do is find your option, or path(s) of options, accurately predicting the output to know how much backlog will be flushed. Difficulty modes are set via router configuration, e.g. disabling DHCP, blocking communication between certain class 3 subsets, etc.
Was there a point? I have no idea, but it's a great game :)
Exactly. Be glad Barney's purple defines only his lack of harm and aggression.
That's better than purple, triangle-flaunting homosexuals.
Interesting part of the story I'd never heard before. I always think of John Cash and David Kirsch as the network guys.
Anyone curious about networking changes in Quake should also look up Quakeworld and client-side prediction.
I'm not familiar with the specifics, but the lag can be more than 17ms. I'm not too familiar with the source on consoles these days either, but I know 1080p is rare.. are they 60fps?
Either way, a quick google of "hdtv lag" leads to some additional causes of delay.
Considering some gamers, who know very little about technology, instantly notice lag when they try their new TV, whatever the delay is it's not quick enough.
I agree 120Hz is great since it's a common product of frame rates, but the interpolation of any "good system" can be bad for games. The interpolation introduces lag because it delays the picture display while creating the artificial frames. That's bad for any interactive situation, but what's really bad is that some of these TV's don't give you the option to disable it.
I recently overheard somebody trying different types of video cables for his Xbox360 because there was lag on his new LCD. He had no idea it was the new TV causing the problem. And how many salespeople are knowledgeable enough to warn people?
I loved biking to work. Even when raining (I'm in Portland) it worked pretty well.
If you can't move, understandable since it's 1.5hrs away, maybe there's a good combo route you can take. Drive to some public park or some place easy-going, then pull out your bike and ride to the NOC. Going back to the relaxing place at the eod will be nice, too.
AT&T is effectively stopped from offering the Pre because of the radio communications the Pre was designed around. Palm could, of course, make a modified or subsequent Pre with AT&T compatible hardware, but until then it flat out won't work on AT&T's network.
The two radio "families" in the US are used by AT&T & T-Mobile (GSM), and Sprint & Verizon (CDMA).
Is it just to make sure that all the blogs "notice" and sit around waiting to see what's coming?
Seriously? A company like Apple would never pull a silly trick like that to grab attention. If that was really their intent, they'd be doing all kinds of crap to garner attention:
-Make a new product custom-milled from a block of some cool metal!
-Name a boring industry number, say 1394, to something exciting that suggested its blazing speed!
-Call a standard media device Super to set it apart from others!
-They'd even name stuff after crazy-cool sci-fi machines and append current product names with the word "extreme"!
Yep, that's a vital point because Nehalem Xeons currently are not available anywhere else, and the Nehalem Core i7 is not comparable. They are newer than the Xeon platform that is available and support 3 channel memory. That sounds nice, but the _older_ Xeon platform supported 4 channel memory with RAID and sparing (just like hard drives) and ECC to mention only a couple things. Desktop and Workstation/Server hardware are not in the same world.
Unless they've changed their EULA or other agreement, no, you can't do that at all. OSX may only be legally installed on hardware purchased from Apple.
The Dreamcast could do 480p in 1998, albeit via VGA which wasn't available on TV's at the time.
Gamers, the kind you're talking about, are just like any other group of people waiting to slurp up the latest marketing drivel. They think games are neat but aren't attentive enough to realize resolution and graphics power don't make a video game. Their interest is sparked by cool "new" things like WiiFit; they just don't realize the same thing was made for the Amiga in the 80's because games weren't "cool" then.
Shorter attention spans are disturbingly codependent with marketing.
How is that a good thing?
It's shiny.
Sorry.. had to. But it's sorta true:
It's nice from a design standpoint. If a page is always rendered as the designer intends, they know the exact environment into which their page will be displayed. All variances and plan b's can be ignored and the layout and render will be exactly as the designer intended.