I haven't tried it for gaming... but I've used it for typeing for over a month or so, coding 8hours a day (mostly due to there was nothing else available to me at work).
This is NOT a keyboard you'd ever want to use for regular use. And, as a long time gamer, I can't see how it would be good for that either. I'd much prefer something that feels like it's tough enough to stand up to an intense game. Even just browsing the internet, this thing feels like it will fall apart.
McAffee caught it for me. ThenI disabled the On-Access Scan engine, and tried again. It came up with a pop-up with Asian characters. Hung my browser. Did NOT start Calc.exe. I'm using Maxthon Browser (which is based off of IE, and I would assume has the same security holes.)
"Just once it would be nice if their technological approach failed (the database was wrong, the drivers licence pointed them in the wrong direction, etc.) but no, they're perfect."
The Database is wrong..... or how about if it contains a Null Pointer? =)
That's exactly what pisses me off about these shows. They NEVER have a false lead, or take any time to figure something out. If they figure out one piece then they magically just KNOW about 5 more.
Good example. One episode I saw, the guy "investigating" the vehicle involved in a crime basically opens the car door, and IMEDIATELY looks in the CD player & finds a CD with a person's name on it which just happens to be the guy who hired the killer. I guess if the answer to any question can't be found in 15 seconds, then it can't be found *rolls eyes*
I just hope they don't start releasing games as "unrated" just as a buzzword so people will buy it. It drives me crazy when I walk into a video store & see a new movie that ONLY has an "unrated" version. It's just the ordinary movie, but they slap a fancy label on it like they think people are too stupid to know the difference
"(some bigger nerd will now offer an anal retentive correction, surely down to the fraction of the floppies needed, followed by a debate over formatting methods, followed by a MAC vs. PC debate, until someone calls someone a Nazi, at which time, the debate is officially over.)"
Hitler is a Nazi!!.... there, now the Debate is over;)
I think I'd change this to read... People will get hooked if it's "good"
But maybe that's the reason game companies wont make the switch. With a subscription system, the game has to actually be GOOD to get people to keep paying past the initial month. While with the traditional payment method, as long as it's marketed well, people will buy it. Once they've coughed up the cash, it doesn't make a difference whether they like it or not. The company has already made its money.
So for that reason, I'd love to see more games go with subscription payments. It would push the companies to make games actually BE more fun instead of making them LOOK more fun.
You're right. One CAN say they did have that policy, because they DID. Whether or not they STILL have the policy is irrelevant. The fact of the matter is, at one time, their solution to this problem (and it WAS a problem) was to simply do nothing & force the customers to pay extra because of it. What kind of customer support is that?
You should not be praising them for doing something now that should have been done from the begining.
If they aren't going to give people the option to replace their batteries, then they should provide support for it as if it were part of the device itsself.
From the Link: "I then purchased a third party replacement battery, which was not endorsed by Apple. After the complicated installation, my ipod did not work at all, even when plugged in."
gasp!! Who would have thought doing some hack job that the ipod was never designed to support, would cause problems?
Don't get me wrong, Apple's "policy" of having people buy a new ipod when the battery dies is rediculous. I hate all of Apple's proprietary BS. They are more evil bastards than MS.... but the guy who posted that message, was asking for trouble when he tried to modify it himself.
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Nobody can possibly FORCE a site to use.xxx
I think I worded this incorrectly. It should have said "Nobody can possibly force ALL pornographic sites to use.xxx". Mainly due to the sheer number of sites out there. It would be an impossible task to actually enforce this type of change with any sort of reliability. It is the same reason that the RIAA will never stop piracy. No matter how many poor souls that they crack down on, there will still be many many more that they cannot stop.
Sure. And they can throw said person in jail, which will kind of put a kink in your righteous fight against the powers that be.
The key factor that makes this point completely false is the fact that, Pornography is not illegal. There is no "righteous fight against the powers that be" here. Just an individual making a website.
It's pretty clear: If it doesn't take something directly out of your pocket, or cause you direct physical harm, then it's not unconstitutional unless there is a constitutional amendment that says otherwise (and that takes ratification by many states and isn't all that easy to arrange.)
Don't forget that American Law(constitution) does not govern the entirety of the internet. The constitution does not apply to many of the websites out there. Even if it DID apply, then this would PROTECT the makers of these sites from any kind of criminal consequences more than it would harm them (assuming it could be proved a criminal act). Like you said yourself, "If it doesn't take something directly out of your pocket, or cause you direct physical harm, then it's not unconstitutional".
The bottom line is this.... If it takes a couple hours to make a website, and it takes days or weeks or months to jump through all of the legal loop-holes and jurisdictional mumbo jumbo (not counting the time to actually search out & find the websites to begin with) Then it can be nothing short of impossible to keep porn sites off of the "safe" internet, and this whole idea of using.xxx as a way to filter out content will fall flat on its face.
Any half-knowledgable person can set up their own website, and fill it with all sorts of porn. If I was to put up such a site today, how long do you think it would be available for young people before these "enforcers" stumbled accross it, a week, a month, a year? heck.. I can register a new domain hours after they find my site & "force" me on a.xxx domain.
If anyone thinks this is going to be an effective way to "protect" kids, they are going to have a big surprise.
If anything, I think this will hurt honest businesses more than anything. There is so much out there that is questionable whether it should be considered pornographic or not. Who is going to decide this? No one person (or group) should have the power to say what belongs & what doesn't. This is not a black/white answer. Your last sentence is proof that people automatically think these will be "slimeball business". Well, just picture (for example) a clothing company who, even though they do honest business, may target towards a slightly more mature audience. Maybe they have some racy shirts. Perhaps some Tongue in cheek humor that gets considered as offensive. Now they get marked with a.xxx tag & there market is shot to hell because would-be buyers aren't going to look for this stuff if they think it's xxx.
I know, I was expanding the argument. If charity can be used, so can anything else.
So you expanded the argument into something that goldspider didn't even say, and then you ripped it apart. I guess your argument doesn't really apply then, does it? Obviously, influencing somebody to give charity cannot be compared to at the same level as real slavery. I am sure that goldspider would not deny this. But I think the basic idea he was trying to get accross is the same. Both involve acts that someone un-willingly does because they are pressured (or worse) to do it.
I think he basically just chose a poor word to describe this, and now it's been read into far too deeply.
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Because Apple has the deepest pockets.
I haven't tried it for gaming... but I've used it for typeing for over a month or so, coding 8hours a day (mostly due to there was nothing else available to me at work).
This is NOT a keyboard you'd ever want to use for regular use. And, as a long time gamer, I can't see how it would be good for that either. I'd much prefer something that feels like it's tough enough to stand up to an intense game. Even just browsing the internet, this thing feels like it will fall apart.
Yess!! Soon I'll be able to browse for pr0n hands free =D
Just ask my friends how many Radeon 9600xt cards I've been through. So far my old GF4200ti has had to be a fall back for me a half-dozen times.
add to the file system the origin of the file, like an "evil bit"
;)
But then how would we be able to load windows itsself!
what is meant by "disable".
Is the author suggesting we remove write access? Rename the file? I don't follow. "disable" is ambiguous.
The parent isn't Flaimbait.... it's Funny!
The topic is one that should be on a help forum. Not on slashdot. If anything is flaimbait, it's the topic itsself.
It's not even 5 yet. Why aren't you still working!?
... hey, wait a minute... Why aren't I still working!!? ;)
Just downloaded it from Saskatchewan.
;)
Only took a minute or two.
All Windows Updates, SP2, with McAffee 8.0
McAffee caught it for me. ThenI disabled the On-Access Scan engine, and tried again. It came up with a pop-up with Asian characters. Hung my browser. Did NOT start Calc.exe. I'm using Maxthon Browser (which is based off of IE, and I would assume has the same security holes.)
I can only imagine the amount of flack a thread would recieve if it said Just say no to Linux. This isn't news, or even worthy of mentioning.
"Just once it would be nice if their technological approach failed (the database was wrong, the drivers licence pointed them in the wrong direction, etc.) but no, they're perfect."
The Database is wrong..... or how about if it contains a Null Pointer? =)
That's exactly what pisses me off about these shows. They NEVER have a false lead, or take any time to figure something out. If they figure out one piece then they magically just KNOW about 5 more.
Good example. One episode I saw, the guy "investigating" the vehicle involved in a crime basically opens the car door, and IMEDIATELY looks in the CD player & finds a CD with a person's name on it which just happens to be the guy who hired the killer. I guess if the answer to any question can't be found in 15 seconds, then it can't be found *rolls eyes*
If I had some mod points, you'd be getting some.
Duke Nukem Forever is apparently going to be ready to play in 5 years too!!
I just hope they don't start releasing games as "unrated" just as a buzzword so people will buy it. It drives me crazy when I walk into a video store & see a new movie that ONLY has an "unrated" version. It's just the ordinary movie, but they slap a fancy label on it like they think people are too stupid to know the difference
"(some bigger nerd will now offer an anal retentive correction, surely down to the fraction of the floppies needed, followed by a debate over formatting methods, followed by a MAC vs. PC debate, until someone calls someone a Nazi, at which time, the debate is officially over.)"
.... there, now the Debate is over ;)
Hitler is a Nazi!!
People will get hooked if it's "free".
I think I'd change this to read...
People will get hooked if it's "good"
But maybe that's the reason game companies wont make the switch. With a subscription system, the game has to actually be GOOD to get people to keep paying past the initial month. While with the traditional payment method, as long as it's marketed well, people will buy it. Once they've coughed up the cash, it doesn't make a difference whether they like it or not. The company has already made its money.
So for that reason, I'd love to see more games go with subscription payments. It would push the companies to make games actually BE more fun instead of making them LOOK more fun.
You're right. One CAN say they did have that policy, because they DID. Whether or not they STILL have the policy is irrelevant. The fact of the matter is, at one time, their solution to this problem (and it WAS a problem) was to simply do nothing & force the customers to pay extra because of it. What kind of customer support is that?
You should not be praising them for doing something now that should have been done from the begining.
If they aren't going to give people the option to replace their batteries, then they should provide support for it as if it were part of the device itsself.
From the Link: "I then purchased a third party replacement battery, which was not endorsed by Apple. After the complicated installation, my ipod did not work at all, even when plugged in."
gasp!! Who would have thought doing some hack job that the ipod was never designed to support, would cause problems?
Don't get me wrong, Apple's "policy" of having people buy a new ipod when the battery dies is rediculous. I hate all of Apple's proprietary BS. They are more evil bastards than MS.... but the guy who posted that message, was asking for trouble when he tried to modify it himself.
Yikes! Relax buddy. Learn to take a joke. That wasn't even the least bit insulting.
... And not only that!
Order in the next 30 minutes and we'll even throw in this meticulously hand crafted fish-filleting knife at no extra charge. That's a 40 dollar value!!!OMFGWTFLOL!!!!1!one!112!@
Nobody can possibly FORCE a site to use .xxx
.xxx". Mainly due to the sheer number of sites out there. It would be an impossible task to actually enforce this type of change with any sort of reliability. It is the same reason that the RIAA will never stop piracy. No matter how many poor souls that they crack down on, there will still be many many more that they cannot stop.
.xxx as a way to filter out content will fall flat on its face.
I think I worded this incorrectly. It should have said "Nobody can possibly force ALL pornographic sites to use
Sure. And they can throw said person in jail, which will kind of put a kink in your righteous fight against the powers that be.
The key factor that makes this point completely false is the fact that, Pornography is not illegal. There is no "righteous fight against the powers that be" here. Just an individual making a website.
It's pretty clear: If it doesn't take something directly out of your pocket, or cause you direct physical harm, then it's not unconstitutional unless there is a constitutional amendment that says otherwise (and that takes ratification by many states and isn't all that easy to arrange.)
Don't forget that American Law(constitution) does not govern the entirety of the internet. The constitution does not apply to many of the websites out there. Even if it DID apply, then this would PROTECT the makers of these sites from any kind of criminal consequences more than it would harm them (assuming it could be proved a criminal act). Like you said yourself, "If it doesn't take something directly out of your pocket, or cause you direct physical harm, then it's not unconstitutional".
The bottom line is this.... If it takes a couple hours to make a website, and it takes days or weeks or months to jump through all of the legal loop-holes and jurisdictional mumbo jumbo (not counting the time to actually search out & find the websites to begin with) Then it can be nothing short of impossible to keep porn sites off of the "safe" internet, and this whole idea of using
Nobody can possibly FORCE a site to use .xxx
.xxx domain.
.xxx tag & there market is shot to hell because would-be buyers aren't going to look for this stuff if they think it's xxx.
Any half-knowledgable person can set up their own website, and fill it with all sorts of porn. If I was to put up such a site today, how long do you think it would be available for young people before these "enforcers" stumbled accross it, a week, a month, a year? heck.. I can register a new domain hours after they find my site & "force" me on a
If anyone thinks this is going to be an effective way to "protect" kids, they are going to have a big surprise.
If anything, I think this will hurt honest businesses more than anything. There is so much out there that is questionable whether it should be considered pornographic or not. Who is going to decide this? No one person (or group) should have the power to say what belongs & what doesn't. This is not a black/white answer. Your last sentence is proof that people automatically think these will be "slimeball business". Well, just picture (for example) a clothing company who, even though they do honest business, may target towards a slightly more mature audience. Maybe they have some racy shirts. Perhaps some Tongue in cheek humor that gets considered as offensive. Now they get marked with a
I know, I was expanding the argument. If charity can be used, so can anything else.
So you expanded the argument into something that goldspider didn't even say, and then you ripped it apart. I guess your argument doesn't really apply then, does it? Obviously, influencing somebody to give charity cannot be compared to at the same level as real slavery. I am sure that goldspider would not deny this. But I think the basic idea he was trying to get accross is the same. Both involve acts that someone un-willingly does because they are pressured (or worse) to do it.
I think he basically just chose a poor word to describe this, and now it's been read into far too deeply.