What's wrong with it is that you are using bandwidth they paid for, without their permission. Granted, simply checking e-mail isn't likely to move enough bytes to put anyone over their bandwidth limit. But if you're downloading large files or anything, that's clearly in the wrong.
I'd like to correct the misconception (which wasn't really addressed in the summary) that Google will be producing a singular gPhone. What they are doing is forming an alliance with various hardware manufacturers and software developers to create a standard that phones can be developed to. So what we will have will be a multitude of phones conforming to the alliance's standards, thus having similar capabilities.
You could do an analog download of the game the same way you do an "analog download" of an imported automobile. But I think that's what the law covers.
Has anyone thought of the implications this has on piracy? In web-based apps the software is never even on your computer; your computer is just acting like a terminal taking your input and sending output to Adobe's server, where all the work is done. If you don't have a legitimate account, you don't get access to the server. It doesn't seem like there's any way to pirate this. Which could be good or bad, depending on if you're an exec at Adobe or just a run-of-the-mill peasant.
According to TFA, in additon to automatic aiming and firing, the gun also reloads itself. It had 250 high-explosive shells at its disposal and didn't stop firing until it ran out, and nine people were dead. I could have seen this disaster from a mile away. Nothing with the power to take a human life (or potentially dozens of human lives) should be automated like this.
Troll? Slashdot groupthink disgusts me. This is why I have a +3 modifier to Troll and Flamebait in my prefs. I will have to wade through some GNAA shit every once in a while, but it's worth it when I can hear an opinion that some jackass attempted to hide by abusing the moderation system.
Protecting yourself from the government is the most important reason that private citizens need weapons. But somehow, it never gets mentioned in any debate I've seen/read. Jefferson really hit the nail on the head in that quotation. Taking weapons out of the people's hands is a hallmark of oppressive governments. It was one of the first things Hitler did when he came to power. A trite example, but it's true. The best way to quell a revolution before it happens is to de-fang the populace by removing their ability to fight back.
There's actually a lot of things the Founding Fathers said that seem to have been forgotten these days - states' rights for one. But I won't bother getting into that.
Here, don't waste your mod points, let me do it for you: -1, Offtopic
Honestly, fuck "Plus". Why should you have to pay more for DRM'd tracks? And still using lossy encoding, no less. Until there is a service that lets me download lossless, DRM-free music (in other words, exactly like a CD) at no extra charge, I will continue to pirate music (a lot of good FLAC rips out there!) and occasionally buy CDs, if they are self-released a la Radiohead or on an independent label. I refuse to be monetarily penalized because I want my music the way it should be in the first place.
Honestly, I haven't used antivirus software in years (and I'm running a pirated, not-up-to-date Windows XP), although I do have SpywareBlaster blocking some malware sites. But I've never gotten a virus, not once. How hard is it to not run every crazy binary you'll come across on the internet? Well, I guess you need to know what you're doing. Which is an issue for most people.
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I advise you to get the stick out of your ass.
Sprint Nextel? When did Sprint and Nextel merge? I thought I would have heard about a big merger like that.
Oh, maybe you meant Sprint and Nextel? No, surely not. If it were a list of three companies in the summary, they would have been separated by commas.
And yes, grammar does matter when it harms your intelligibility.
What's wrong with it is that you are using bandwidth they paid for, without their permission. Granted, simply checking e-mail isn't likely to move enough bytes to put anyone over their bandwidth limit. But if you're downloading large files or anything, that's clearly in the wrong.
I'd like to correct the misconception (which wasn't really addressed in the summary) that Google will be producing a singular gPhone. What they are doing is forming an alliance with various hardware manufacturers and software developers to create a standard that phones can be developed to. So what we will have will be a multitude of phones conforming to the alliance's standards, thus having similar capabilities.
I've seen the word "vinyl" fucked up in several different ways, but "viynal" is by far the worst.
Here in H-Town, home of Chamillionaire, Mike Jones, Paul Wall, DJ Screw, Slim Thug, and S.P.M., an "XO" refers to a tablet of ecstasy.
The actual quote is "effullmee once, a-cain't get fooled again"
I want serifs on my Is.
better than a cirrhosis-livered drunkard
But I so do love the narcotic painkillers. :(
do it to it!
You could do an analog download of the game the same way you do an "analog download" of an imported automobile. But I think that's what the law covers.
How about energy efficient clockless CPUs? Or even GPUs? These new Geforce 8800s will eat up 100 watts idling. Versus, what, five on a hard disk?
Has anyone thought of the implications this has on piracy? In web-based apps the software is never even on your computer; your computer is just acting like a terminal taking your input and sending output to Adobe's server, where all the work is done. If you don't have a legitimate account, you don't get access to the server. It doesn't seem like there's any way to pirate this. Which could be good or bad, depending on if you're an exec at Adobe or just a run-of-the-mill peasant.
According to TFA, in additon to automatic aiming and firing, the gun also reloads itself. It had 250 high-explosive shells at its disposal and didn't stop firing until it ran out, and nine people were dead. I could have seen this disaster from a mile away. Nothing with the power to take a human life (or potentially dozens of human lives) should be automated like this.
I had the chorus going in my head before I even saw the Wikipedia link. +20 indie points.
Troll? Slashdot groupthink disgusts me. This is why I have a +3 modifier to Troll and Flamebait in my prefs. I will have to wade through some GNAA shit every once in a while, but it's worth it when I can hear an opinion that some jackass attempted to hide by abusing the moderation system. Protecting yourself from the government is the most important reason that private citizens need weapons. But somehow, it never gets mentioned in any debate I've seen/read. Jefferson really hit the nail on the head in that quotation. Taking weapons out of the people's hands is a hallmark of oppressive governments. It was one of the first things Hitler did when he came to power. A trite example, but it's true. The best way to quell a revolution before it happens is to de-fang the populace by removing their ability to fight back. There's actually a lot of things the Founding Fathers said that seem to have been forgotten these days - states' rights for one. But I won't bother getting into that. Here, don't waste your mod points, let me do it for you: -1, Offtopic
There were actually new remasters done a few years ago, if the stickers on the CD shrinkwrap are to be believed.
Why do some people use the accent mark (`) in place of the apostrophe (')?
It's true. I think this is the first time I've seen only like a dozen comments on a front-page Slashdot story.
Bitch, I only smoke the herb if its purple or blue.
Make that first sentence "pay more for non-DRM'd tracks". :(
Honestly, fuck "Plus". Why should you have to pay more for DRM'd tracks? And still using lossy encoding, no less. Until there is a service that lets me download lossless, DRM-free music (in other words, exactly like a CD) at no extra charge, I will continue to pirate music (a lot of good FLAC rips out there!) and occasionally buy CDs, if they are self-released a la Radiohead or on an independent label. I refuse to be monetarily penalized because I want my music the way it should be in the first place.
Honestly, I haven't used antivirus software in years (and I'm running a pirated, not-up-to-date Windows XP), although I do have SpywareBlaster blocking some malware sites. But I've never gotten a virus, not once. How hard is it to not run every crazy binary you'll come across on the internet? Well, I guess you need to know what you're doing. Which is an issue for most people.
What the fuck is "kind have"?