DRM, in the virtual rental situation is acceptable, I'm not doing anything like purchasing the content, so they get to retain control. In exchange it's pretty cheap for what you get (see also: Steam)
If MS did integrate a gaming marketplace into Windows that took noticable marketshare from Steam, Origin, etc. they would get sued, just like for IE, WMP, Messenger...
I'm sure a judge would just love that line of logic, and not give you the maximum penalty after you basically admit you did it deliberately in an attempt to avoid the law.
And I'm sure an officer wouldn't see that you are trying to evade the law, and so spend extra time searching you vehicle in great detail to find every possible other equipment violation.
And I'm sure your defense attorney wouldn't call you a fool, because you're the type who would represent himself, and get all angry at the system for failing to be cheated by your cleverness.
Your fundamental mistake is not realizing the the legal system is not bound by strict logical rules.
All you need is an encrypted VPN tunnel, and an unsecured WiFi access point should be safe (aside from the issues in this article, in that they can track your MAC address connecting... but what if you generate random mac addresses per connection attempt?)
Why haven't we heard about this from the Department of Homeland Security? What are they hiding?
It's just a matter of time before al queda gets its hand on this methane bomb. $60 trillion is just the kind of impact they'd like to unleash on us heathens and infidels.
Why do you think the Middle East exports so much oil?
I remember reading that the Commodore 1541 disk drive has the same CPU (6502?) and ram 64k as the main machine, and knowing that you could hook multiple up, waiting to do parallel processing when I was 10.
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and yet people still live in New Orleans...
Shouldn't it also be judged by the overall economy?
What is MS had invested that money into Real Estate a few years ago; like expanding their campus(s) (campi?)
Do Evil ... On A Computer.
We discover the Moon is actually a giant Egg.
I just thought it would be funny to put some blue plastic over a flashbulb, and use it near nuclear plant workers to see what their reaction is.
Missing Ballmer already?
I wish more politicians actually worshiped the constitution;
There is nothing that can't be made worse by adding religion.
Consider many of the people who worship the Bible; or the 'Religion of Peace'
It's over 9000!
DRM, in the virtual rental situation is acceptable, I'm not doing anything like purchasing the content, so they get to retain control. In exchange it's pretty cheap for what you get (see also: Steam)
The little cage drops over the mouse, and you win!
I think the anti-smoking ads are so bad because the tobacco companies are being forced to pay for them. so they take the passive-aggressive route.
Tobacco and Cat Pee both have Ammonia! oh dear!, they also both have DHMO!
I live on a hill where it rarely snows, and I own a tobaggan.
Which is essential really.
If MS did integrate a gaming marketplace into Windows that took noticable marketshare from Steam, Origin, etc. they would get sued, just like for IE, WMP, Messenger...
Amazon wiped my old wish list for no apparent reason, so I've been using my new one mostly to track humorous reviews
http://amzn.com/w/2MQ4CMS9RE1O7
To be clear, I don't actually want most of these items, please don't buy me any of them.
Especially the 55 gallon drum of lube.
I'm sure a judge would just love that line of logic, and not give you the maximum penalty after you basically admit you did it deliberately in an attempt to avoid the law.
And I'm sure an officer wouldn't see that you are trying to evade the law, and so spend extra time searching you vehicle in great detail to find every possible other equipment violation.
And I'm sure your defense attorney wouldn't call you a fool, because you're the type who would represent himself, and get all angry at the system for failing to be cheated by your cleverness.
Your fundamental mistake is not realizing the the legal system is not bound by strict logical rules.
I cannot imagine how people think deliberately obscuring your license plate could ever possibly be legal
All you need is an encrypted VPN tunnel, and an unsecured WiFi access point should be safe (aside from the issues in this article, in that they can track your MAC address connecting... but what if you generate random mac addresses per connection attempt?)
Somebody didn't get the joke.
The license fees for running Linux have effectively doubled every year since it came out.
Why haven't we heard about this from the Department of Homeland Security? What are they hiding?
It's just a matter of time before al queda gets its hand on this methane bomb. $60 trillion is just the kind of impact they'd like to unleash on us heathens and infidels.
Why do you think the Middle East exports so much oil?
I don't follow either of them closely; but it sounds like Putin and Nugent would get along great.
Which then calls into question drunk driving statistics.
Do people who disregard the law and drive while slightly drunk more likely to take other risks while driving sober, and get into accidents anyway?
Which is why I hate TV shows with laugh tracks; particularly the ones that go off on every pause, even for non-jokes.
But what if the stress or fear is what makes real meat taste so good?
Carnivores are evolved to eat freshly hunted and killed prey, not sickly weak prey unaware or uncaring that it's about to die.
I remember reading that the Commodore 1541 disk drive has the same CPU (6502?) and ram 64k as the main machine, and knowing that you could hook multiple up, waiting to do parallel processing when I was 10.