"i see something *oroborous* about this." excuse me, but what the hell is "oroborous"? i've googled it, dictonary dot commed -- it doesn't look like a real word.
The risk of losing an eye or a limb to a hardened criminal determined to access my personal information far outweighs whatever security such a system might offer. If such a person attacked you in the middle of the night, which would you rather do? Give them your PIN and wallet full of cash and credit cards, or try to find a way out of the situation when they realize that the only way they're going to get your company secrets/bank account is if they lop off your index finger or scoop out your eye with a knife?
If you'd choose door number two, then you're a far stranger man than I'll ever be.
If you're working in a business where you absolutely need the best security for whatever you're doing, then you'd better be prepared to pay top-dollar for loyal bodyguards willing to use lethal force to keep you alive.
Haha. Yeah, I didn't want to say Synergize either (believe me, I've read the Dilberts and I've seen Office Space), but, ironically, it was the only word I could think of when I made the post:^)
" It's called public access television in the US, only we don't put it on the internet."
Err...if we haven't put it on the internet, then I'm not sure how you can declare we've "been there, done that." That would be like making fun of someone who managed to build a car powered by cold-fusion, and stating, "we (America)'ve been there, done that, only our cars run on gas."
There wasn't a mention of BitTorrent anywhere in the article. Despite the naysayers, it *is* possible to synergize television and the internet (and the subsequent distributions of tv programs) *without* using BT. I found that rather interesting.
I enjoyed every part of your review - until I got to this:
"(Please continue to keep Terry in your thoughts and prayers this holiday weekend as she and the family suffers through this tragic time.)"
Might I ask *you* to please keep this propaganda (garbage) out of a thread for discussions about a *portable gaming system*. If you want to get political, submit a political story. If you're here to game, then bloody well game.
Because you *know* they're going to lower the prices in six months to wring every last dollar out of parent's bank accounts when the holidays arrive. But for now, Sony seems to be perfectly content with ripping off the general population. This isn't Japan - we don't have nearly as much money to spend on tiny electronic gadgets. Of course, part of that has to do with the fact that we're in a bloody war while our economy steadily slides down the pooper, but *still*.
"A blogger figured out how to batch convert e-books so they can be read on your PSP."
I mean, I like embracing new words as much as the next guy, but from the elections (where "blog" was the word of choice for the media), to talk of the PSP, I just don't *need* to see that word everywhere
it's not surprising that these things aren't selling like hotcakes. What with the 18-29 crowd buying their iPods and flashy digital cameras, not to mention required payments of the rent (or tuition if you're in college), food, and *life*, it's hard for the average Joe or Jane to choke out an extra 250 for a system which can't do half of the things it's advertized to do without pumping out another 80 dollars for a couple of games, or a larger memory chip.
The thing's far too expensive to justify whatever niftiness it may hold.
I'd mod you up to (Score:10, Mandatory Reading) if I could. This is definitely one of those things we're all getting confused on. Sort of like "off of" instead of "off". As in, he jumped "off of" the boat, which is *WRONG*, compared to he jumped "off" the boat. "Off of" is never a part of acceptable English grammar, even though the media seems to be doing its best to engrain it within the cultural vernacular.
We don't. We're just bored geeks on a Friday night.:^) But hey...it beats making fun of M$, or worshipping Apple's methods of dealing with students who break NDA's.
" this is wnhy you get a prepaid visa or mastercard for online purchases...Netspend offers inexpensive prepaid visa and mastercards that are useable anywhere."
Or, instead of letting Netspend waltz off with your hard earned money, you could simply get a debit card backed by Visa, Mastercard, or your credit card of choice. Because that's basically what a "prepaid Credit Card" is.
Your purchases aren't monitored and stored in huge server farms God-knows-where when you shop with cash. And that, to me, makes a hell of a difference.
It seems a tad arrogant to declare "I caught them and had them arrested by afternoon." Why? Because if not for Discover, and Visa's fraud-alert services, you wouldn't have been the wiser for quite a while longer - days or weeks, perhaps. You didn't do this by yourself. To imply otherwise denies the actions of many people working behind the scenes to make sure that when this stuff happens, it doesn't ruin innocent people's lives.
"Shortly afterwards, the police led the two thieves by me. They were in handcuffs and I had the biggest grin on my face."
You might have outsmarted them this time, but it's never a good idea to gloat. This is something you'll forget in time, but they're going to remember it for a lot longer than you are because they'll be the ones doing time for the crime. If they got really rough sentences because of you and spent several years in the slammer as a result, ten years later they could come looking for you to take away your life. Your credit cards would be the least of your problems.
never use a card when cash will get the job done. It might sound "cute", but it's the best way to protect your privacy - not to mention your bank account.
Hey -- easy there. I *am* a college student, and I don't like the thought of being restricted on BT any more than anyone else -- but you've got to learn to negotiate with people, especially when they're the ones with the upper hand. There's a big difference between bending over and being tactful. The simple truth of it is that a belligerent college student is almost always going to come out at the bottom when battling the IT department, because as a college student, a good deal of what you look at online is going to be "non-academic" to begin with. So you're not going to be able to argue your way out of a tech. problem with IT unless one of your parents is the *head* of IT, or of the University itself.
You've got to learn to bend the rules first, or else you're going to get caught when you actually break them.
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"i see something *oroborous* about this."
excuse me, but what the hell is "oroborous"? i've googled it, dictonary dot commed -- it doesn't look like a real word.
On second thought, why does that sound eerily familiar...
There's no need to call Ann Coulter corporate.
Sorry. I couldn't help myself :^(
If you'd choose door number two, then you're a far stranger man than I'll ever be.
If you're working in a business where you absolutely need the best security for whatever you're doing, then you'd better be prepared to pay top-dollar for loyal bodyguards willing to use lethal force to keep you alive.
Stop saying piss so much. I've already used up my bathroom breaks for the month.
Haha. Yeah, I didn't want to say Synergize either (believe me, I've read the Dilberts and I've seen Office Space), but, ironically, it was the only word I could think of when I made the post :^)
"Thats AUSTRIA not Australia"
" wrong hemisphere"
Redundant Anonymous Cowards :^)
Err...if we haven't put it on the internet, then I'm not sure how you can declare we've "been there, done that." That would be like making fun of someone who managed to build a car powered by cold-fusion, and stating, "we (America)'ve been there, done that, only our cars run on gas."
There wasn't a mention of BitTorrent anywhere in the article. Despite the naysayers, it *is* possible to synergize television and the internet (and the subsequent distributions of tv programs) *without* using BT. I found that rather interesting.
"(Please continue to keep Terry in your thoughts and prayers this holiday weekend as she and the family suffers through this tragic time.)"
Might I ask *you* to please keep this propaganda (garbage) out of a thread for discussions about a *portable gaming system*. If you want to get political, submit a political story. If you're here to game, then bloody well game.
Because you *know* they're going to lower the prices in six months to wring every last dollar out of parent's bank accounts when the holidays arrive. But for now, Sony seems to be perfectly content with ripping off the general population. This isn't Japan - we don't have nearly as much money to spend on tiny electronic gadgets. Of course, part of that has to do with the fact that we're in a bloody war while our economy steadily slides down the pooper, but *still*.
"A blogger figured out how to batch convert e-books so they can be read on your PSP."
I mean, I like embracing new words as much as the next guy, but from the elections (where "blog" was the word of choice for the media), to talk of the PSP, I just don't *need* to see that word everywhere
The thing's far too expensive to justify whatever niftiness it may hold.
Err, when did the French become a race?
That's just scary.
I'd mod you up to (Score:10, Mandatory Reading) if I could. This is definitely one of those things we're all getting confused on. Sort of like "off of" instead of "off". As in, he jumped "off of" the boat, which is *WRONG*, compared to he jumped "off" the boat. "Off of" is never a part of acceptable English grammar, even though the media seems to be doing its best to engrain it within the cultural vernacular.
Oh, the irony! A registered member of slashdot being called a coward by someone whose username is...oh.
We don't. We're just bored geeks on a Friday night. :^) But hey...it beats making fun of M$, or worshipping Apple's methods of dealing with students who break NDA's.
Or, instead of letting Netspend waltz off with your hard earned money, you could simply get a debit card backed by Visa, Mastercard, or your credit card of choice. Because that's basically what a "prepaid Credit Card" is.
Your purchases aren't monitored and stored in huge server farms God-knows-where when you shop with cash. And that, to me, makes a hell of a difference.
It seems a tad arrogant to declare "I caught them and had them arrested by afternoon." Why? Because if not for Discover, and Visa's fraud-alert services, you wouldn't have been the wiser for quite a while longer - days or weeks, perhaps. You didn't do this by yourself. To imply otherwise denies the actions of many people working behind the scenes to make sure that when this stuff happens, it doesn't ruin innocent people's lives.
You might have outsmarted them this time, but it's never a good idea to gloat. This is something you'll forget in time, but they're going to remember it for a lot longer than you are because they'll be the ones doing time for the crime. If they got really rough sentences because of you and spent several years in the slammer as a result, ten years later they could come looking for you to take away your life. Your credit cards would be the least of your problems.
never use a card when cash will get the job done. It might sound "cute", but it's the best way to protect your privacy - not to mention your bank account.
You've got to learn to bend the rules first, or else you're going to get caught when you actually break them.