Makes you wonder, what level of validation they've been doing for the past few years.
If the credit card making the purchase was declined or not.
I do not like the whole "EV certification" thing. Not because I dislike the process or what it's designed to do, but because CA's were already supposed to be doing the verification in the first place (apparently, they weren't). Now they want to charge more money to do what they were originally supposed to do.
The games (usually) use a peer-to-peer system for matches, designating one of the players as the match host. The systems run on Live's network (using Live's Authentication and procotols, etc), which is what you pay the subscription fee to access.
If you're handing a trouncing out to someone, they can decide that you're not allowed to play. And alot of matchmaking/ranking systems have started taking 'incomplete' games into account, some making them worse than losing. So that kid effectively didn't lose, you did when he DDoS'd you right out of the game. It's the win-by-forfeit thing.
More likely, they're just griefers getting their kicks off pissing you off.
If you don't think XBL is full of asshats who would do this, just look up blocking in Left 4 Dead on Live. It's an exploit where the Infected can barricade the survivors so they can no longer progress forward to the end of the level. The survivors usually defend in a small room, and the infected can't do any damage. The result is a stalemate, and no one wins. Usually, everyone just ends up quitting. Despite that fact, you still see it in significant amount of the games.
Yea, backups really suck to do and can be costly, but at lease make an attempt. It doesn't have to be an enterprise-level backup operation, just implement something. If you want to cut costs on doing backup, at least backup the vital information to your business.
Even if you half ass it and do it wrong, you can still recover something in the event of a crash. If your system crashed and you have no other option but to close up shop because you're back to a blank slate, you're doing something very, very wrong.
So... if someone jumps on your WiFi and commits an online crime involving a server/pc in another state, wouldn't that fall under 'interstate' since the crime was committed over state lines?
That said, I think the whole '2 year log' thing is a bad idea. Just not for the same reasons as you.
I think the major third parties both screwed up this election. Libertarians nominated a republican and the Green party nominated a democrat. Erm, I'm sorry "recently politically reborn ex-republican" and "recently politically reborn ex-democrat."
I've often wondered if they had a clue about economics. But they probably do. It's not like the developers are doing the pricing, it's the MBA at the top that's doing that. And if he doesn't get economics... Well, the company has pretty major problems.
...you haven't been paying attention to the economy lately, have you?
If you make the cat click on the 'I Agree' button, doesn't that make the cat the actual licensed end user, not you? Meaning you're actually using your software unlicensed (gasp!)?
The nice thing, though, was that we picked every POSSIBLE library that we could find and submitted them and their copyrights for their analysis/aproval.
That part of the gp's post sounds like they inflated the bill, and submitted more than what was requested of them. I see this happen periodically, typically used to give the client the finger via the bill.
That was my first reaction, too. Then I realized if someone was going to use false plates to burn through automated tollbooths without paying, they're probably already doing it. The only difference is right now, the unsuspecting victim gets a ticket.
Cats can also destroy cables... Plus, it could be pretty hit or miss depending on how territorial your cat is. Your office may smell like cat urine all the time (very unpleasant).
My hops go as follows: Comcast, Level3, and Google.
Google pays a service provider on their end, who pays for an upstream.
Comcast pays Level3 for the upstream, and my company pays Comcast.
So from my system to Google, that's who pays for every hop. Or did you think that an ISP gets free upstream service to the next tier?
First, net neutrility has to do with the content providers (Google, Slashdot, etc) paying the ISP's to get their traffic prioritized (or, more accurately, not throttled). The problem with this (besides the obvious double billing, greed, etc), is ISP's can use this to muscle their competition by deprioritizing their traffic, while keeping their own identical service at a higher quality.
Comcast is in trouble for doing this to VOIP right now. Even after the FCC ruled against them for improperly throttling traffic before.
Second, free market principles only work where there is competition. There is essentially no competition among ISP's due to a high barrier of entry into the market.
From what I understand, Microsoft requires DLC to be for-pay
Not true. I believe that Microsoft can require DLC to be for-pay if the game servers are hosted by Microsoft (from the TF2 and Gears of War controversies about content pricing). Burnout Paradise, hosted at EA's servers, has had a sizable amount of free DLC. I seem to recall when Left 4 Dead was released, Valve made a big deal about how they're hosting the servers because of the whole TF2 fiasco with Microsoft.
You're forgetting about the backups. If I'm arrested and convicted, and later overturned, I doubt they'd go through all of the backups and destroy that DNA data as well. Hell, even a weekly backup would keep you forever even if you're not convicted. How often do you see a trial go from arrest to conviction in under 7 days?)
I think it'll be held indefinitely, via "oversight" or intentionally. Once you're in the system, there's no leaving.
The RIAA didn't create the legal tactics with the lawyers being their drones following instruction. The lawyers came up with the tactics and loopholes and abused them to the fullest extent. They also walked a very fine line on the legality of what they were doing. You want someone who practices law like that to be in a position of authority in terms of justice?
Also, the soldier analogy is terrible. Soldiers get arrested for going AWOL. There are a few options to get out of service on a moral basis, but I imagine they're difficult to pull off (interesting approach taken by this guy). There also also repercussions for doing so. Lawyers just turn a client down and don't get paid.
Initially, yea, they got fined. However, from your link:
Since November 2004, CBS has challenged its fine for the halftime show on the grounds that the broadcast was unintentional and thus exempt from indecency regulation.[11] In July 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit voided the FCC's fine.[12]
So, no, in the end, there was no fine directly to CBS for it. However, it did open a door for massive fines and regulations throughout the industry...
Comcast may be on a very real hook for broadcasting copyrighted material without license, and could conceivably be exposed to distribution royalties for a much larger audience than the one that is supposed to be limited to a specific, accountable pay-per-view arrangement.
Opposed to, say, subjecting viewers (including minors) to pornographic content over an FCC regulated channel? Because, you know, kids and families never watch sporting events, let alone the Super Bowl.
But you're probably right, they're completely worrying about copyright damage control as a top priority with this.
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Makes you wonder, what level of validation they've been doing for the past few years.
If the credit card making the purchase was declined or not.
I do not like the whole "EV certification" thing. Not because I dislike the process or what it's designed to do, but because CA's were already supposed to be doing the verification in the first place (apparently, they weren't). Now they want to charge more money to do what they were originally supposed to do.
The games (usually) use a peer-to-peer system for matches, designating one of the players as the match host. The systems run on Live's network (using Live's Authentication and procotols, etc), which is what you pay the subscription fee to access.
If you're handing a trouncing out to someone, they can decide that you're not allowed to play. And alot of matchmaking/ranking systems have started taking 'incomplete' games into account, some making them worse than losing. So that kid effectively didn't lose, you did when he DDoS'd you right out of the game. It's the win-by-forfeit thing.
More likely, they're just griefers getting their kicks off pissing you off.
If you don't think XBL is full of asshats who would do this, just look up blocking in Left 4 Dead on Live. It's an exploit where the Infected can barricade the survivors so they can no longer progress forward to the end of the level. The survivors usually defend in a small room, and the infected can't do any damage. The result is a stalemate, and no one wins. Usually, everyone just ends up quitting. Despite that fact, you still see it in significant amount of the games.
Yea, backups really suck to do and can be costly, but at lease make an attempt. It doesn't have to be an enterprise-level backup operation, just implement something. If you want to cut costs on doing backup, at least backup the vital information to your business.
Even if you half ass it and do it wrong, you can still recover something in the event of a crash. If your system crashed and you have no other option but to close up shop because you're back to a blank slate, you're doing something very, very wrong.
discussed the crash and the lessons to be learned
Lessons such as "Regularly monitor and maintain backups like and business should?"
So... if someone jumps on your WiFi and commits an online crime involving a server/pc in another state, wouldn't that fall under 'interstate' since the crime was committed over state lines?
That said, I think the whole '2 year log' thing is a bad idea. Just not for the same reasons as you.
I think the major third parties both screwed up this election. Libertarians nominated a republican and the Green party nominated a democrat. Erm, I'm sorry "recently politically reborn ex-republican" and "recently politically reborn ex-democrat."
The first rule of a police state is that EVERYONE is breaking the law.
"The first rule of Police State is you do not talk about Police State!"
Scary part is, it started as a simple Fight Club joke. After thinking about it, it's generally true.
I've often wondered if they had a clue about economics. But they probably do. It's not like the developers are doing the pricing, it's the MBA at the top that's doing that. And if he doesn't get economics... Well, the company has pretty major problems.
...you haven't been paying attention to the economy lately, have you?
If you make the cat click on the 'I Agree' button, doesn't that make the cat the actual licensed end user, not you? Meaning you're actually using your software unlicensed (gasp!)?
The nice thing, though, was that we picked every POSSIBLE library that we could find and submitted them and their copyrights for their analysis/aproval.
That part of the gp's post sounds like they inflated the bill, and submitted more than what was requested of them. I see this happen periodically, typically used to give the client the finger via the bill.
CPAN is the closest thing to DLL hell on Unix systems
I don't know. Shared objects make a pretty good run for that title.
That was my first reaction, too. Then I realized if someone was going to use false plates to burn through automated tollbooths without paying, they're probably already doing it. The only difference is right now, the unsuspecting victim gets a ticket.
Cats can also destroy cables... Plus, it could be pretty hit or miss depending on how territorial your cat is. Your office may smell like cat urine all the time (very unpleasant).
My hops go as follows: Comcast, Level3, and Google. Google pays a service provider on their end, who pays for an upstream. Comcast pays Level3 for the upstream, and my company pays Comcast.
So from my system to Google, that's who pays for every hop. Or did you think that an ISP gets free upstream service to the next tier?
First, net neutrility has to do with the content providers (Google, Slashdot, etc) paying the ISP's to get their traffic prioritized (or, more accurately, not throttled). The problem with this (besides the obvious double billing, greed, etc), is ISP's can use this to muscle their competition by deprioritizing their traffic, while keeping their own identical service at a higher quality. Comcast is in trouble for doing this to VOIP right now. Even after the FCC ruled against them for improperly throttling traffic before.
Second, free market principles only work where there is competition. There is essentially no competition among ISP's due to a high barrier of entry into the market.
I live in a suburb of Chicago, in a somewhat densely populated are. My options for broadband are very limited and pretty much crap across the board.
So what's their excuse here. It's too densely populated?
Come on, you're at Slashdot. It's always the lame joke.
From what I understand, Microsoft requires DLC to be for-pay
Not true. I believe that Microsoft can require DLC to be for-pay if the game servers are hosted by Microsoft (from the TF2 and Gears of War controversies about content pricing). Burnout Paradise, hosted at EA's servers, has had a sizable amount of free DLC. I seem to recall when Left 4 Dead was released, Valve made a big deal about how they're hosting the servers because of the whole TF2 fiasco with Microsoft.
You're forgetting about the backups. If I'm arrested and convicted, and later overturned, I doubt they'd go through all of the backups and destroy that DNA data as well. Hell, even a weekly backup would keep you forever even if you're not convicted. How often do you see a trial go from arrest to conviction in under 7 days?)
I think it'll be held indefinitely, via "oversight" or intentionally. Once you're in the system, there's no leaving.
The RIAA didn't create the legal tactics with the lawyers being their drones following instruction. The lawyers came up with the tactics and loopholes and abused them to the fullest extent. They also walked a very fine line on the legality of what they were doing. You want someone who practices law like that to be in a position of authority in terms of justice?
Also, the soldier analogy is terrible. Soldiers get arrested for going AWOL. There are a few options to get out of service on a moral basis, but I imagine they're difficult to pull off (interesting approach taken by this guy). There also also repercussions for doing so. Lawyers just turn a client down and don't get paid.
Since November 2004, CBS has challenged its fine for the halftime show on the grounds that the broadcast was unintentional and thus exempt from indecency regulation.[11] In July 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit voided the FCC's fine.[12]
So, no, in the end, there was no fine directly to CBS for it. However, it did open a door for massive fines and regulations throughout the industry...
Comcast may be on a very real hook for broadcasting copyrighted material without license, and could conceivably be exposed to distribution royalties for a much larger audience than the one that is supposed to be limited to a specific, accountable pay-per-view arrangement.
Opposed to, say, subjecting viewers (including minors) to pornographic content over an FCC regulated channel? Because, you know, kids and families never watch sporting events, let alone the Super Bowl.
But you're probably right, they're completely worrying about copyright damage control as a top priority with this.
Perhaps because not all of us think copyright infringement is ethical
I'm not sure it's actually copyright infringement to circumvent DRM on a product you purchased when it fails to work as advertised.
I suppose. I'd prefer to see the positive value of my balance becoming '0' instead.