And they have done it for so long now and pissed so many people off that now a significant amount of their (ex)viewers now know how to get that content so they can watch it when they want to how they want to. And without ads.
The TV stations greed in trying to drag out their overseas content for as long as possible has meant that even though they are trying to remedy the situation now with "Fast-tracked" episodes the cat is well and truly out of the bag.
They forced people to find other ways of getting the content and now the people know that other routes are easier and more convenient. woops.
"Don't worry, the government now backs that up for us"
If you think an ordinary citizen will be able to come within a bulls roar of using this system or even glimpsing its full capabilities then I think you see your glass as half full even though someone has taken your glass from you and thrown its contents in your face.
including one on INGDirect.com's site that would let an attacker transfer money out of a victim's bank account
With my INGdirect account (in Australia) you can only transfer your savings back into your normal bank account that is associated with the ING account. So I don't think an an attacker could actually transfer money out to somewhere they could get it. Associating another bank account with the ING account requires more than just logging in to your ING account (phone/written permission etc. IIRC).
The attacker would be able to cause some inconvenience and will get your bank account number etc. but I can't see how they would actually get your money.
Tax rates arent made up just for fun, they are set so that there is a certain amount of money out the other end. If the people making the decision decide that they need X-billion dollars from taxes they calculate that the tax rate has to be Y.
If it then turns out that most people cheat on their taxes, the rate Y doesn't result in the X-billion outcome, so the rate Y has to be raised. So everyone gets a higher tax rate. Those that don't pay their full tax rates don't pay as much more as those that do pay the full amount.
How the FUCK do these two articles have such different figures?
£35 and £77.
They are both UK so cant be a conversion thing. Or maybe the telegraph got it from a US source which had converted to dollars then just called it pounds? Did one not know the amount so they just guessed? What is up with journalism these days?
Can we check the IP origin of that last post please?
*ring*ring* Badguy1: "Hello" Badguy2: "Hi its me, you ready to do this thing tonight?" Badguy1: "sure, dont forget to bring the stuff" *click* Badguy2: "hey did you just hear a click on the line?" Badguy1: "yeah! - do you think we are being tapped by the NSA?" Anonymous Coward: "No its not our style" Badguy1: "OK" Badguy2: "OK"
Secondly, to achieve your goal, you would need the modern-day technological equivilent of a '60's-era 'scrambler' telephone device - a coder on your end, and a decoder on the other (in this case, one on the server). I'm not so sure many hosts allow their clients to install programs on their servers (chuckle).
Are you reading the problem being he wants to encrypt -> ftp -> decrypt on the ftp host?
Seems to me like he just wants to encrypt -> ftp the encrypted files onto the ftp host. No decryption required at that end, so no programs to be installed on the ftp host.
The only place requiring decryption would be after pulling the files back off again.
The only problem I can see would be availability of that site. Unless you are hashing to create the passwords and storing them elsewhere then you are dependent on that site being available.
1. Lose the damn copy protection.
2. Use Steam or develop a system where people aren't chained to a CD or Jewel case with a cryptic serial number on it.
3. Release honest demos.
4. Don't get bought by EA, they have no honor.
Agreed.
And I would add to that:
5. Can't trust review sites/magazines to give an honest opinion of the game.
I hadn't thought of it before but realised when I saw the starting time for the Opening Ceremony.
08:08pm 08/08/2008.
8 is a very lucky number in chinese culture. So I imagine they had a very big incentive to "win" the 2008 Olympics. Add this to Chinas amazingly strong economy, and the IOCs......questionable...ethics in regards to bribes/payoffs then I think you can get the picture of how this one played out.
IIRC the $900,000 wasnt due to actual damage he caused, it was the cost of "securing" these systems after they realised anyone with half a clue and an internet connection could compromise their machines.
How they figure that is his fault rather than actually part of the cost of their network I'm not sure.
As for point 1. I think a scramjet type engine will go a long way to solving the fuel storage issues. That way you just need to carry enough fuel to get up to scramjet operating speeds and then you are cooking with gas.
Then you just have to solve the relatively minor issues of steering, stopping, landing and your face melting off when you start reaching double figure Machs.
Slashdot Mirror
I agree.
And they have done it for so long now and pissed so many people off that now a significant amount of their (ex)viewers now know how to get that content so they can watch it when they want to how they want to. And without ads.
The TV stations greed in trying to drag out their overseas content for as long as possible has meant that even though they are trying to remedy the situation now with "Fast-tracked" episodes the cat is well and truly out of the bag.
They forced people to find other ways of getting the content and now the people know that other routes are easier and more convenient. woops.
Ozzies? What do Ray Ozzie, Ozzie Guillén, Ozzie Smith and Ozzie Newson have to do with this?
I think you mean Aussies.
Silly.
If that is your only criteria then buy a warm set of clothes and a tent, get on a flight/ship and you can be in Antarctica in a matter of hours.
And it will be orders of magnitude easier to survive there than on Mars.
the war on terror?
not exactly a timewaster...but possibly a singleton?
http://isitchristmas.com/
"Don't worry, the government now backs that up for us"
If you think an ordinary citizen will be able to come within a bulls roar of using this system or even glimpsing its full capabilities then I think you see your glass as half full even though someone has taken your glass from you and thrown its contents in your face.
snopes says false.
The Cloud is a lie.
including one on INGDirect.com's site that would let an attacker transfer money out of a victim's bank account
With my INGdirect account (in Australia) you can only transfer your savings back into your normal bank account that is associated with the ING account. So I don't think an an attacker could actually transfer money out to somewhere they could get it. Associating another bank account with the ING account requires more than just logging in to your ING account (phone/written permission etc. IIRC).
The attacker would be able to cause some inconvenience and will get your bank account number etc. but I can't see how they would actually get your money.
Of course there is a relationship.
Tax rates arent made up just for fun, they are set so that there is a certain amount of money out the other end. If the people making the decision decide that they need X-billion dollars from taxes they calculate that the tax rate has to be Y.
If it then turns out that most people cheat on their taxes, the rate Y doesn't result in the X-billion outcome, so the rate Y has to be raised. So everyone gets a higher tax rate. Those that don't pay their full tax rates don't pay as much more as those that do pay the full amount.
How the FUCK do these two articles have such different figures?
£35 and £77.
They are both UK so cant be a conversion thing. Or maybe the telegraph got it from a US source which had converted to dollars then just called it pounds? Did one not know the amount so they just guessed? What is up with journalism these days?
lol
Can we check the IP origin of that last post please?
*ring*ring*
Badguy1: "Hello"
Badguy2: "Hi its me, you ready to do this thing tonight?"
Badguy1: "sure, dont forget to bring the stuff"
*click*
Badguy2: "hey did you just hear a click on the line?"
Badguy1: "yeah! - do you think we are being tapped by the NSA?"
Anonymous Coward: "No its not our style"
Badguy1: "OK"
Badguy2: "OK"
You're not doing a very good job of selling your superior intelligence with that post........
and if this trend continues...aaaayyyyy.
/Disco Stu
Secondly, to achieve your goal, you would need the modern-day technological equivilent of a '60's-era 'scrambler' telephone device - a coder on your end, and a decoder on the other (in this case, one on the server). I'm not so sure many hosts allow their clients to install programs on their servers (chuckle).
Are you reading the problem being he wants to encrypt -> ftp -> decrypt on the ftp host?
Seems to me like he just wants to encrypt -> ftp the encrypted files onto the ftp host. No decryption required at that end, so no programs to be installed on the ftp host.
The only place requiring decryption would be after pulling the files back off again.
Looks useful.
The only problem I can see would be availability of that site. Unless you are hashing to create the passwords and storing them elsewhere then you are dependent on that site being available.
1. Lose the damn copy protection. 2. Use Steam or develop a system where people aren't chained to a CD or Jewel case with a cryptic serial number on it. 3. Release honest demos. 4. Don't get bought by EA, they have no honor.
Agreed. :
And I would add to that
5. Can't trust review sites/magazines to give an honest opinion of the game.
Though that'd be a colossal dick move on your part
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Huh? I dont see euros there...
What region settings do you have on your machine? maybe thats the problem...
I hadn't thought of it before but realised when I saw the starting time for the Opening Ceremony.
08:08pm 08/08/2008.
8 is a very lucky number in chinese culture. So I imagine they had a very big incentive to "win" the 2008 Olympics. Add this to Chinas amazingly strong economy, and the IOCs......questionable ...ethics in regards to bribes/payoffs then I think you can get the picture of how this one played out.
Isn't that like saying the only thing to see in a film or TV show is how it ends?
I do!
That makes three of us!
IIRC the $900,000 wasnt due to actual damage he caused, it was the cost of "securing" these systems after they realised anyone with half a clue and an internet connection could compromise their machines. How they figure that is his fault rather than actually part of the cost of their network I'm not sure.
As for point 1.
I think a scramjet type engine will go a long way to solving the fuel storage issues. That way you just need to carry enough fuel to get up to scramjet operating speeds and then you are cooking with gas.
Then you just have to solve the relatively minor issues of steering, stopping, landing and your face melting off when you start reaching double figure Machs.
I don't see point 2 as being a major issue.
Don't you mean, build on our idea and do it really well, getting us into markets that we couldn't even dream of and let's all share the profits!