I am a Military Avionics Technician and I must admit that I find this report confusing.
The only thing that is being suggested is that the passenger system could corrupt the flight systems which I find unlikely - it's chalk and cheese with regard to how these systems communicate. The only way I can see a problem is if one of the Avionic bus controllers is swamped by requests from one of the passenger systems.
I know this isn't a military design but surely the flight systems such as flight management and navigation are not on the same bus?
Disclaimer - Digital is new in my countries military;-)
...of serving your time and paying your debt to society?
The problem is we are confusing two different situations - one where the law does not reflect society and one where there is a very genuine need to protect the public and of course the entire gamut in between.
Some crimes are so abhorent and so damaging to the victims that the question is where do you set the debt? I know it's an emotive issue but if someone is raped at best it will take the victim many years to come to terms with and at worst make them take their life.
If such crimes are commited to a very young victim, especially by a family member and over a long period of time, that victim can become an offender themselves in later years.
In any event, is it enough for someone to repay a debt if they are likely to offend again?
Fair enough but how do you propose to deal with something such as this where the objection is the fundamental premise of the game? It's not like Rockstar can cut the offending part.
I can't believe I'm saying this, as I hate the whole nanny state thing, having worked in video game stores though - the vast majority of parents have no idea about a games content even if it is rated 18. I quite agree that it should be my decision as a parent but in a situation where many parents don't vet the games they are playing, your decision to prevent your child playing it is irrelevant when they visit their friends whose parents never bothered to check and bought it anyway.
Rockstar today launched its appeal against the BBFC's decision to refuse Manhunt 2 certification, accusing the board of putting its reputation above the interests of gamers.
I should hope that the BBFC puts its reputation above that of gamers, movie goes or anyone else for that matter.
The article talks of the BBFC's use of hyperbole but if you read their press release, they say:
Manhunt 2 is distinguishable from recent high-end video games by its unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone in an overall game context which constantly encourages visceral killing with exceptionally little alleviation or distancing. There is sustained and cumulative casual sadism in the way in which these killings are committed, and encouraged, in the game.
None of this to me suggests that the BBFC is out of touch with games. In fact I'd accuse Mr Robertson of hyperbole suggesting the BBFC is the British Board of Videogame Censors as a quick search of their records shows that Manhunt 2 is the only game currently listed as rejected.
Maybe the RIAA will take a page out of the BSA play book and start a tip line. I can see it now "Drop the dime on your friends, family, and coworkers or we'll send you a free Brittany Spears CD!"
Yes and I usually go into the film half an hour late to miss the trailers. I suppose this doesn't affect your point though, because I could start the DVD and then go do something else for a bit too.
The Warriors videogame wasn't even written by the same people and it's a great game!
One of them was involved in both projects - Sol Yurick., in fact he wrote the novel. Plus many of the original actors did the voices used in the game which really added to the atmosphere.
The movie came out in 1984. It's the end of 2007 now. Are they hurting that badly for material?
The Warriors came out in 1979 and the game in 2005 yet is one of the best film tie-ins I've ever seen, expanding the story and letting you play through the movie.
I guess a good game is a good game, maybe when they aren't being rushed out to coincide with the movie's release, not to mention having a cult following.
Yes - couldn't believe it. Over £1 a litre of diesel. Still, petrol taxation has increased as his tobacco, doesn't mean they cover there losses with out a substantial tax elsewhere.
I wouldn't be too sure about this. I live in the UK too and given the push for mega-casinos and that as smoking becomes less socially acceptable and the revenue it generates in tax declines, the government may well look to other sources of revenue.
It's not like there isn't a few stealth taxes here already.
This used to happen from time to time with Soviet ships during exercises in the late eighties - they usually just wanted to exchange vodka for supplies.
Is there some deficiency in the military's current ability to kill people that I am not aware of? Or are they preparing to defend against extra terrestrial attacks? Isn't this the second military research story for week?
There are all ways deficiencies in preventing troops and equipment being destroyed.
Modern warfare tends to be very collateral, in some of the theatres presently it is difficult to impact expensive targets - a group of soldiers with an RPG are not as financially damaging as one of your own multi-million tanks being destroyed.
This is most likely the latest in a string of unpleasantness, so I would say there is more to it than just one group clamping down on another's blog - more of a straw that broke the donkey's back.
You know, right wrong or indifferent, when someone threatens a blog all it ever does is attain a wider interest in reading the material they're trying to suppress. I can wholeheartedly say I had no idea of this until it hit Slashdot and although it doesn't directly affect me I'll wager there are many who it does that didn't know of it before.
This system doesn't lend itself to those with visual impairment very well. In fact, having recently injured my right hand I have had difficulty writing, yet a fingerprint reader is still perfectly usable.
I see your point but suicide is simply one possible result when a persons coping mechanisms are outweighed by the situation they are in, be it a result of circumstance, events or mental instability.
It is of course horrible for loved ones left behind but one of the most commonly experienced feelings is not anger but guilt because people often believe that they could have done something to prevent it, which is not always the case.
I'm quite impressed that he went to the trouble of the cutaway side panel and the illumination. With all those switches and lights on the front we truly are one step closer to Star Trek technology.
That's what she is trying to imply yes, but it is not the case. From the summing up:
Gabriel ran through the screenshots showing the user tereastarr@KaZaA and then showed other instances of her using the same screenname online. "All the fingers in this case point to Jammie Thomas," he argued. He ticked off the evidence of the MAC and IP addresses, a password-protected PC that only the defendant had access to, use of the tereastarr nickname across several services and e-mail accounts across the years, and the "eclectic musical tastes" of Thomas that he said were reflected both on the hard drive and in the shared folder. "These things all point in one direction, and only one direction: that of Jammie Thomas," he said. "Jammie Thomas infringed the record companies' copyrighted recordings."
You may well have a point in what you say, the thing is though that this woman is not the "poster child" to rally round.
Just purely as Devil's advocate here, there are some parallels with Microsoft though.
They got to their position in the search market as they offered a significantly better search product than what was offer at the time (and is still one of the best even though others are catching up)
This could be argued about MSDOS and Windows too, for many it was the best product available.
However the other search companies still have reasonable market share, but people often go to Google out of choice (IE users see Windows Live search by default but many choose not to use it - the more it improves the more people will stay with it).
And Firefox uses Google.
Lastly though, Google like Windows has become synonymous with its market area - people say "Google It" when they mean "search for it".
Of course you are right that its easier to change search engine than it is to change OS, however Google is sitting where MS was as desktops were gaining main stream popularity and processor power was increasing exponentially, if we are about to see a move towards web based applications.
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If that worries you, then I look into Airbus - at least Boeing beleives the pilot should always have the last say, not the computer
I am a Military Avionics Technician and I must admit that I find this report confusing.
The only thing that is being suggested is that the passenger system could corrupt the flight systems which I find unlikely - it's chalk and cheese with regard to how these systems communicate. The only way I can see a problem is if one of the Avionic bus controllers is swamped by requests from one of the passenger systems.
I know this isn't a military design but surely the flight systems such as flight management and navigation are not on the same bus?
Disclaimer - Digital is new in my countries military ;-)
The problem is we are confusing two different situations - one where the law does not reflect society and one where there is a very genuine need to protect the public and of course the entire gamut in between.
Some crimes are so abhorent and so damaging to the victims that the question is where do you set the debt? I know it's an emotive issue but if someone is raped at best it will take the victim many years to come to terms with and at worst make them take their life.
If such crimes are commited to a very young victim, especially by a family member and over a long period of time, that victim can become an offender themselves in later years.
In any event, is it enough for someone to repay a debt if they are likely to offend again?
Fair enough but how do you propose to deal with something such as this where the objection is the fundamental premise of the game? It's not like Rockstar can cut the offending part.
I can't believe I'm saying this, as I hate the whole nanny state thing, having worked in video game stores though - the vast majority of parents have no idea about a games content even if it is rated 18. I quite agree that it should be my decision as a parent but in a situation where many parents don't vet the games they are playing, your decision to prevent your child playing it is irrelevant when they visit their friends whose parents never bothered to check and bought it anyway.
From TFA:
I should hope that the BBFC puts its reputation above that of gamers, movie goes or anyone else for that matter.
The article talks of the BBFC's use of hyperbole but if you read their press release, they say:
None of this to me suggests that the BBFC is out of touch with games. In fact I'd accuse Mr Robertson of hyperbole suggesting the BBFC is the British Board of Videogame Censors as a quick search of their records shows that Manhunt 2 is the only game currently listed as rejected.
"I'm sorry madam, I thought it was my popcorn."
Maybe the RIAA will take a page out of the BSA play book and start a tip line. I can see it now "Drop the dime on your friends, family, and coworkers or we'll send you a free Brittany Spears CD!"
Fixed that for you!
Yes and I usually go into the film half an hour late to miss the trailers. I suppose this doesn't affect your point though, because I could start the DVD and then go do something else for a bit too.
It could be worse, look at some of these patents.
Quite true, though what if this is the smaller claw? Could have been even bigger.
One of them was involved in both projects - Sol Yurick., in fact he wrote the novel. Plus many of the original actors did the voices used in the game which really added to the atmosphere.
The Warriors came out in 1979 and the game in 2005 yet is one of the best film tie-ins I've ever seen, expanding the story and letting you play through the movie.
I guess a good game is a good game, maybe when they aren't being rushed out to coincide with the movie's release, not to mention having a cult following.
Yes - couldn't believe it. Over £1 a litre of diesel. Still, petrol taxation has increased as his tobacco, doesn't mean they cover there losses with out a substantial tax elsewhere.
I wouldn't be too sure about this. I live in the UK too and given the push for mega-casinos and that as smoking becomes less socially acceptable and the revenue it generates in tax declines, the government may well look to other sources of revenue.
It's not like there isn't a few stealth taxes here already.
This used to happen from time to time with Soviet ships during exercises in the late eighties - they usually just wanted to exchange vodka for supplies.
There are all ways deficiencies in preventing troops and equipment being destroyed.
Modern warfare tends to be very collateral, in some of the theatres presently it is difficult to impact expensive targets - a group of soldiers with an RPG are not as financially damaging as one of your own multi-million tanks being destroyed.
This is most likely the latest in a string of unpleasantness, so I would say there is more to it than just one group clamping down on another's blog - more of a straw that broke the donkey's back.
You know, right wrong or indifferent, when someone threatens a blog all it ever does is attain a wider interest in reading the material they're trying to suppress. I can wholeheartedly say I had no idea of this until it hit Slashdot and although it doesn't directly affect me I'll wager there are many who it does that didn't know of it before.
I'm referring to the flashing lights on the front dude. Can't say why its modded as insightful, I meant it as a throwaway joke.
This system doesn't lend itself to those with visual impairment very well. In fact, having recently injured my right hand I have had difficulty writing, yet a fingerprint reader is still perfectly usable.
I see your point but suicide is simply one possible result when a persons coping mechanisms are outweighed by the situation they are in, be it a result of circumstance, events or mental instability.
It is of course horrible for loved ones left behind but one of the most commonly experienced feelings is not anger but guilt because people often believe that they could have done something to prevent it, which is not always the case.
I'm quite impressed that he went to the trouble of the cutaway side panel and the illumination. With all those switches and lights on the front we truly are one step closer to Star Trek technology.
That's what she is trying to imply yes, but it is not the case. From the summing up:
You may well have a point in what you say, the thing is though that this woman is not the "poster child" to rally round.
As I understand it, she was found liable for uploading.
Just purely as Devil's advocate here, there are some parallels with Microsoft though.
This could be argued about MSDOS and Windows too, for many it was the best product available.
And Firefox uses Google.
Lastly though, Google like Windows has become synonymous with its market area - people say "Google It" when they mean "search for it".
Of course you are right that its easier to change search engine than it is to change OS, however Google is sitting where MS was as desktops were gaining main stream popularity and processor power was increasing exponentially, if we are about to see a move towards web based applications.