So, it seems we have a problem with a good metaphor.
People have used a house with its door unlocked--not really.
A mall with an unlocked door marked "No admittance"--not quite.
A better analogy would be a hall (in a mall), with an unlocked, unmarked door.
Now, there are public places on the sites he "hacked", I'm sure. This would be equivalent to the store-containing areas of the mall. There are also places that require passwords. Now, the private places are equivalent to a hall full of locked, unmarked doors. Now say one of the doors is unlocked. Gary has been going down this hall, trying all the doors (he knows the mall is hiding all the "good stuff"--interpret at will), and finds one unlocked. He goes in, of course.
Now, the question is, when did this become illegal? In my opinion, when he went through the door. It was unmarked, so it could be assumed that it was public. But he had tried nearby identical doors, and found them locked. This adds to the assumption that he knew he was trespassing.
Die? (y/n) (n) n
You pick up a forked wand.
You zap a forked wand.
You feel a wrenching sensation.
You drink a ruby potion.
Ooph! This tastes like liquid fire!
You read a scroll labeled ELBIB YLOH.
Being confused, you mispronounce the magic runes.
Your tattered cloak falls to pieces!
Death touches you! You die...
Incidentally, that was how they hid the wheels for hovering vehicles in Star Wars--they just attached mirrors to where they would appear. Not only do they hide the wheels, but they reflect the ground nearby, and the sand on Tatooine looks the same no matter where you go.
Decisions, decisions... Release a product before it's ready, and have your crap sell no copies, or wait until it is ready and have your competitors beat you to it?
No, no, you have it all wrong.
Google buys China. It's cheap (why do you think all the toys are?), so this is where Google begins its plans for world domination.
Google does no evil at all--in fact, by buying up the world and controlling it, it makes it much less evil. One's own purposes are never evil.
Cancel his cable/DSL/whatever and force him to use 33.6 kbps dialup. It's prevented me from playing any MMORPGs.
Or, to be a little more serious, inform him of how much a good-level character will go for on eBay. He might just want to sell it to cover all those bills.
Be careful about this, though, he might want to level up a bunch of characters and sell them, instead of stopping.
it looks good, but one question before I install it--can you style just one section to use another's? I would find this infinitely useful in the IT section, as I can barely tell where one comment ends and another begins.
As do I. When I'm doing math homework or the like, (e.g. reading something boring) I often relax the muscles in my right eye and look at things only with my left eye. I'm also slightly nearsighted in my right eye, but I'm not sure if this is caused by the relaxing, or if the relaxing is caused by the nearsightedness as an attempt by my brain to discard the blurry image.
It's great and all, but could anyone post a snippet of JavaScript to change it back? I'm used to the old one, and there's way too much empty space on the screen for my tastes.
Like I always say, the only way to prevent people from doing something is to make them to not want to do it. (The last part of that sentence is a grammatical headache.) For example, why do people pirate music? Personally, I use P2P networks because the MPAA & Co. is jacking prices way too high. If I can get it cheaper somewhere else, I will, and you can't beat free. (Actually, it's mostly because I can't get the music I want anywhere, really, but that's beside the point.) Other people may do it because they want to "stick it to the man". The man is, of course, the MPAA. Why do they want to "stick it to them"? Because they have too much power.
This pretty much sums up a free market, too--the people decide which companies stay and which go.
In my experience, promised things usually fall flat on their face. Microsoft springs immediately to mind.
And hopefully, Flash drives will replace the current magnetic platter ones. It's kind of odd for one of the most important devices in a computer to be the only moving one (And therefore the most susceptible to damage, especially in laptops).
A review of the site indicates that no specific initiatives are planned to be undertaken by the forum. Instead, it will provide information and provide a place for developers to pose questions, post content, and engage in discussion.
So, essentially, they're going to sit around and chat, but not actually do anything.
Now you know why Microsoft products are the way they are.
And as long as I'm here, I might as well tell a joke. So Gates comes back from his honeymoon, and his wife says, "Now I know why you named it Microsoft."
PS: Mod Insightful, not Funny, please.
Simple solution:
There are two networks: an internal and an external.
The internal one contains all company-related data and cannot connect to any other network, and external devices (e.g. flash drives) cannot be connected without authorization.
The external one contains all non-company-related data and can connect to the Internet freely. External devices can be connected.
Neither network is connected, and data cannot be transferred from one to the other.
You say you want to work from home? Tough luck. Too much of a security risk.
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So, it seems we have a problem with a good metaphor.
People have used a house with its door unlocked--not really.
A mall with an unlocked door marked "No admittance"--not quite.
A better analogy would be a hall (in a mall), with an unlocked, unmarked door.
Now, there are public places on the sites he "hacked", I'm sure. This would be equivalent to the store-containing areas of the mall. There are also places that require passwords. Now, the private places are equivalent to a hall full of locked, unmarked doors. Now say one of the doors is unlocked. Gary has been going down this hall, trying all the doors (he knows the mall is hiding all the "good stuff"--interpret at will), and finds one unlocked. He goes in, of course.
Now, the question is, when did this become illegal? In my opinion, when he went through the door. It was unmarked, so it could be assumed that it was public. But he had tried nearby identical doors, and found them locked. This adds to the assumption that he knew he was trespassing.
DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer.
Die? (y/n) (n) n
You pick up a forked wand.
You zap a forked wand.
You feel a wrenching sensation.
You drink a ruby potion.
Ooph! This tastes like liquid fire!
You read a scroll labeled ELBIB YLOH.
Being confused, you mispronounce the magic runes.
Your tattered cloak falls to pieces!
Death touches you! You die...
Incidentally, that was how they hid the wheels for hovering vehicles in Star Wars--they just attached mirrors to where they would appear. Not only do they hide the wheels, but they reflect the ground nearby, and the sand on Tatooine looks the same no matter where you go.
I, for one, welcome our new triple-booting overlords.
Decisions, decisions... Release a product before it's ready, and have your crap sell no copies, or wait until it is ready and have your competitors beat you to it?
Ah, capitalism...
And now you know why most big-name games are crap nowadays.
But then again, you probably already knew this, and quite a few other reasons.
Thats my 2$
And here's your $1.98 change.
No, no, you have it all wrong.
Google buys China. It's cheap (why do you think all the toys are?), so this is where Google begins its plans for world domination.
Google does no evil at all--in fact, by buying up the world and controlling it, it makes it much less evil. One's own purposes are never evil.
Cancel his cable/DSL/whatever and force him to use 33.6 kbps dialup. It's prevented me from playing any MMORPGs.
Or, to be a little more serious, inform him of how much a good-level character will go for on eBay. He might just want to sell it to cover all those bills.
Be careful about this, though, he might want to level up a bunch of characters and sell them, instead of stopping.
OOBE
...out-of-band experience?
(Yes, I do know what it really stands for.)
it looks good, but one question before I install it--can you style just one section to use another's? I would find this infinitely useful in the IT section, as I can barely tell where one comment ends and another begins.
As do I. When I'm doing math homework or the like, (e.g. reading something boring) I often relax the muscles in my right eye and look at things only with my left eye. I'm also slightly nearsighted in my right eye, but I'm not sure if this is caused by the relaxing, or if the relaxing is caused by the nearsightedness as an attempt by my brain to discard the blurry image.
It's great and all, but could anyone post a snippet of JavaScript to change it back? I'm used to the old one, and there's way too much empty space on the screen for my tastes.
You spring immediately to mind
Thank you.
DRM technologies are clumsy and ineffective
Like I always say, the only way to prevent people from doing something is to make them to not want to do it. (The last part of that sentence is a grammatical headache.) For example, why do people pirate music? Personally, I use P2P networks because the MPAA & Co. is jacking prices way too high. If I can get it cheaper somewhere else, I will, and you can't beat free. (Actually, it's mostly because I can't get the music I want anywhere, really, but that's beside the point.) Other people may do it because they want to "stick it to the man". The man is, of course, the MPAA. Why do they want to "stick it to them"? Because they have too much power.
This pretty much sums up a free market, too--the people decide which companies stay and which go.
There was also some Talk of Mobile gaming with Nokia offering up some views
OH GOD NO.
Nokia's offering advice on handhelds? Someone get me my shotgun!
and the promise of 95% less power use
In my experience, promised things usually fall flat on their face. Microsoft springs immediately to mind.
And hopefully, Flash drives will replace the current magnetic platter ones. It's kind of odd for one of the most important devices in a computer to be the only moving one (And therefore the most susceptible to damage, especially in laptops).
A review of the site indicates that no specific initiatives are planned to be undertaken by the forum. Instead, it will provide information and provide a place for developers to pose questions, post content, and engage in discussion.
So, essentially, they're going to sit around and chat, but not actually do anything.
Now you know why Microsoft products are the way they are.
And as long as I'm here, I might as well tell a joke. So Gates comes back from his honeymoon, and his wife says, "Now I know why you named it Microsoft."
PS: Mod Insightful, not Funny, please.
Well, I've been using it for a few minutes, but it seems that there are a few bugs, like whe8#@4!n;)NO CARRIER
got his hands on an Extech model 380083 power meter
Now, we're geeks and all, but we don't really care exactly what model power meter he used.
Oh, and first post. I think.
Or maybe even a dual shock
Only if she bites down.
So, the crew of the Enterprise now uses Linux?
By the Trekkies, for the Trekkies, eh?
Nothing to be ashamed (of).
Simple solution: There are two networks: an internal and an external. The internal one contains all company-related data and cannot connect to any other network, and external devices (e.g. flash drives) cannot be connected without authorization. The external one contains all non-company-related data and can connect to the Internet freely. External devices can be connected. Neither network is connected, and data cannot be transferred from one to the other. You say you want to work from home? Tough luck. Too much of a security risk.
Ingenious!
Now if you'll excuse me, I have some code to write.