Abuse? Hardly, my friend. Rob created Slashdot. Rob feels personally maligned by a large corporation, and with no success in pleading his case with Blizzard, he's taking the next logical step: publicize the issue.
I respect that this is Rob's playground, and since the subject matter does fit within usual Slashdot fare I do not see how this is "abusing arbitrary power," no matter how livejournalish it may be.
Ah, but the FBI did hire Frank Abagnale Jr. (dramatized into 2002's "Catch Me If You Can"), a successful con artist turned FBI agent who developed many of the anti-fraud methods incorporated into checks today.
Diamond is no longer the hardest substance known to man.
Are you a fucking moron? This isn't a new substance, it's just a more tightly packed and more highly organized version of a conventional diamond. It's still a diamond. I mean if it was some new alloy or new substance altogether, that would be one thing. But this is still just plain ol' carbon--just specially treated to be harder than the run-of-the-mill industrial diamonds we use now.
Is the best enforcement policy to hold librarians personally responsible for the materials patrons' access?
Well, let's see. In her own words, the suspended librarian writes:
We continually enforce our policy by monitoring all computers. Any suspicious use is immediately checked by accessing the history of the patrons' Web use. In addition, the staff monitors the patrons' use by 'walkthroughs' of the computer areas.
It stands to reason that if some kids are getting away with surfing porno at the library, she's not fulfilling her duty, by her own definition.
Getting caught at incompetency is a pretty common way to get fired; I wouldn't expect her to keep her job very long.
Well, TiVo won't be "losing the majority of its subscriber base" as a result of DirecTV ditching TiVo. It might lose the majority of its subscriber base GROWTH, but the thousands of DirecTiVo boxes out there aren't going to suddenly go dark. DirecTV will still be supporting the existing TiVo-based DVR models (similar to how they currently support--but don't sell--the old Ultimate TV boxes).
How does rejecting some reviews based on inappropriate content, time-sensitive information, mentioning competing products, etc constitute "edit[ing] customer reviews"?
In fact, it looks like they're taking lengths to avoid editing customer reviews by simply rejecting the entire review. I feel sorry for the guy who couldn't post his comments on Newegg.com because he was breaking the rules, but if he'd actually read the review guidelines first he could've gotten it posted the first time.
Tangentally, the main problem with customer reviews is that they tend to be very emotional. The average person unleashes their frustration, disappointment, and anger into an electronic whirlwind that blows the issue way out of proportion. Just go to avsforum.com and read the user reviews of about any HDTV, and you'll see people nitpicking about things that most people wouldn't notice--much less care about.
For added comedy, read some of the user reviews for video games at gamefaqs.com.
I'm all for having reviews go through either a vetting process (as in the case of Newegg) or a self-policing model where users can report inappropriate reviews.
While the article doesn't mention if the owner of the network was aware of the security features, here's how I would have argued the so-called theft of service:
Suppose I am a homeowner, and I've got a fancy-dancy sprinkler system. It can be configured to only spray certain parts of the yard. I'm a DIYer, and while I've read the manual, I can't be bothered to finely tune each sprinkler. I've got one in the front yard that happens to spray the sidewalk and some of the street in front of my house.
Now it gets pretty hot, and let's say a homeless guy walks past and notices my misconfigured sprinkler. He decides to take advantage of it and sits on the curb in front of my house, letting the sprinkler hit him as he passes. He makes a habit of this, and can be seen regularly.
Would it be proper for me to have the homeless guy arrested for "theft of services" from my misconfigured sprinkler system, even though fixing the sprinkler system is within my means?
I mean, maybe you could get the guy for loitering or something, but the presence of the laptop and usage of the network are irrelevant. There's simply no theft of service if I'm sitting in a public area (the sidewalk) and the router (sprinkler) gives me a valid IP address (water) when my laptop asks for one. Like the fictitious homeowner, the plaintiff should SECURE THEIR DAMN NETWORK because *then* if the "homeless guy" uses the sprinkler he has to tresspass to do it!
TiVo charges $12.95/mo for their service fee. DirecTV and Dish Network both charge $4.99/mo for their DVR service fees. The reason this is a big deal is that MythTV users can now get high-quality, automated guide delivery (as opposed to the basic service provided by Zap2It) at a price in line with the rest of the DVR industry.
When the television takes the 540 lines in a given field, interpolates the missing lines, and scales to 720 lines, it is DOING THE RIGHT THING. Otherwise your TV would look like the first two example pictures at the above site.
As a long-time user of Acrobat, I know you can disable plugins (which includes JavaScript) by holding the Shift key at the splash screen. Just hold Shift while opening the PDF, and voila.
Don't get me wrong, I think the USA is a great country with many great people, But I'm afraid that a majority of those who voted there are under the misapprehension that what their government is doing and the way their country is run constitutes a free society.
(emphasis mine)
I'm assuming you are not a United States citizen based on your choice of words here. Civics 101: laws are drafted and then passed around the Senate and the House of Representatives. Only after both groups have approved the bill does it get sent to the President to be signed into law. This means that the PATRIOT act did not pass due to GWB. The PATRIOT act passed because a majority in the House and Senate thought it was a good idea, and the President agreed.
It would seem that I understand my freedoms and democracy better than you. Oh, and I voted for Bush, too. I guess I shouldn't exist according to your logic.
Now if I capture the signal between [D/A conversion] and [A/D conversion], I'm effectively capturing the exact same quality signal that I'd be seeing on my TV.
Bit perfect? Nah. Close enough? You betcha.
There's also the irony that a supposedly digital connection is in fact still going through multiple digital/analog conversions.
How hard is it to parse the URL and include the actual domain in the status bar/hover window? Then you'd know where the link went no matter how long they made it.
Nah, it's a riff off of one of the "Silly Songs with Larry" section of the VeggieTales videos made by Big Idea.
The original song goes:
We are the pirates who don't do anything
We just stay at home, and lie around!
And if you ask us to do anything,
We'll just tell you--we don't do anything!
We are the Pirates Who Must Steal Everything We just go online and leech it all And if you ask us why we steal everything We'll just tell you--we must steal everything!
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Abuse? Hardly, my friend. Rob created Slashdot. Rob feels personally maligned by a large corporation, and with no success in pleading his case with Blizzard, he's taking the next logical step: publicize the issue.
I respect that this is Rob's playground, and since the subject matter does fit within usual Slashdot fare I do not see how this is "abusing arbitrary power," no matter how livejournalish it may be.
Nathan
Ah, but the FBI did hire Frank Abagnale Jr. (dramatized into 2002's "Catch Me If You Can"), a successful con artist turned FBI agent who developed many of the anti-fraud methods incorporated into checks today.
Are you a fucking moron? This isn't a new substance, it's just a more tightly packed and more highly organized version of a conventional diamond. It's still a diamond. I mean if it was some new alloy or new substance altogether, that would be one thing. But this is still just plain ol' carbon--just specially treated to be harder than the run-of-the-mill industrial diamonds we use now.
Nathan
Well, let's see. In her own words, the suspended librarian writes:
It stands to reason that if some kids are getting away with surfing porno at the library, she's not fulfilling her duty, by her own definition.
Getting caught at incompetency is a pretty common way to get fired; I wouldn't expect her to keep her job very long.
Nathan
Well, TiVo won't be "losing the majority of its subscriber base" as a result of DirecTV ditching TiVo. It might lose the majority of its subscriber base GROWTH, but the thousands of DirecTiVo boxes out there aren't going to suddenly go dark. DirecTV will still be supporting the existing TiVo-based DVR models (similar to how they currently support--but don't sell--the old Ultimate TV boxes).
Nathan
How does rejecting some reviews based on inappropriate content, time-sensitive information, mentioning competing products, etc constitute "edit[ing] customer reviews"?
In fact, it looks like they're taking lengths to avoid editing customer reviews by simply rejecting the entire review. I feel sorry for the guy who couldn't post his comments on Newegg.com because he was breaking the rules, but if he'd actually read the review guidelines first he could've gotten it posted the first time.
Tangentally, the main problem with customer reviews is that they tend to be very emotional. The average person unleashes their frustration, disappointment, and anger into an electronic whirlwind that blows the issue way out of proportion. Just go to avsforum.com and read the user reviews of about any HDTV, and you'll see people nitpicking about things that most people wouldn't notice--much less care about.
For added comedy, read some of the user reviews for video games at gamefaqs.com.
I'm all for having reviews go through either a vetting process (as in the case of Newegg) or a self-policing model where users can report inappropriate reviews.
Nathan
While the article doesn't mention if the owner of the network was aware of the security features, here's how I would have argued the so-called theft of service:
Suppose I am a homeowner, and I've got a fancy-dancy sprinkler system. It can be configured to only spray certain parts of the yard. I'm a DIYer, and while I've read the manual, I can't be bothered to finely tune each sprinkler. I've got one in the front yard that happens to spray the sidewalk and some of the street in front of my house.
Now it gets pretty hot, and let's say a homeless guy walks past and notices my misconfigured sprinkler. He decides to take advantage of it and sits on the curb in front of my house, letting the sprinkler hit him as he passes. He makes a habit of this, and can be seen regularly.
Would it be proper for me to have the homeless guy arrested for "theft of services" from my misconfigured sprinkler system, even though fixing the sprinkler system is within my means?
I mean, maybe you could get the guy for loitering or something, but the presence of the laptop and usage of the network are irrelevant. There's simply no theft of service if I'm sitting in a public area (the sidewalk) and the router (sprinkler) gives me a valid IP address (water) when my laptop asks for one. Like the fictitious homeowner, the plaintiff should SECURE THEIR DAMN NETWORK because *then* if the "homeless guy" uses the sprinkler he has to tresspass to do it!
Sigh, but IANAL.
Nathan
Want me to call the WAAAHmbulance for you?
TiVo charges $12.95/mo for their service fee. DirecTV and Dish Network both charge $4.99/mo for their DVR service fees. The reason this is a big deal is that MythTV users can now get high-quality, automated guide delivery (as opposed to the basic service provided by Zap2It) at a price in line with the rest of the DVR industry.
Nathan
Put all your Terminator 2 jokes here, please.
Nathan
My goodness, there's a lot of idiots out there.
The whiners in TFA mistakenly assume that 2 fields of 1080i = 1 frame of 1080p. This is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.
It cannot be assumed that the following field has anything to do with the current one. See the "not resized or deinterlaced" picture here:
http://www.100fps.com/
When the television takes the 540 lines in a given field, interpolates the missing lines, and scales to 720 lines, it is DOING THE RIGHT THING. Otherwise your TV would look like the first two example pictures at the above site.
Nathan
Gee, you don't think that maybe the reason Nikon's filter is better is because of the lacking white balance information?
Nathan
As a long-time user of Acrobat, I know you can disable plugins (which includes JavaScript) by holding the Shift key at the splash screen. Just hold Shift while opening the PDF, and voila.
Nice try, though!
Nathan
"Of course! Tiger is Longhorn! Longhorn is Tiger! Tiger is Longhorn! Longhorn is Tiger! Tiger is Longhorn! Longhorn is... a MAN!!"
*cue "Crying Game" theme*
(with apologies to Jim Carrey)
Nathan
No, that picture was probably taken from Portland. If it had been taken from Victoria, BC you would be able to see the crater.
Nathan
DirecTV DVRs ship with the USB ports disabled. Nice idea, though.
Nathan
Nah, they wouldn't do ads for prescription drugs. All the legalese required would make the ad resemble a Star Wars crawl!
Nathan
No, no, no. It's Star Trek: 90210, get it right!
Nathan
(emphasis mine)
I'm assuming you are not a United States citizen based on your choice of words here. Civics 101: laws are drafted and then passed around the Senate and the House of Representatives. Only after both groups have approved the bill does it get sent to the President to be signed into law. This means that the PATRIOT act did not pass due to GWB. The PATRIOT act passed because a majority in the House and Senate thought it was a good idea, and the President agreed.
It would seem that I understand my freedoms and democracy better than you. Oh, and I voted for Bush, too. I guess I shouldn't exist according to your logic.
Please tell me your manager isn't Jay Maynard?
Nathan
You somewhat miss the point.
The OP describes the signal path as such:
[Device]->[HDCP]->[D/A conversion]->[A/D conversion]->[Display]
Now if I capture the signal between [D/A conversion] and [A/D conversion], I'm effectively capturing the exact same quality signal that I'd be seeing on my TV.
Bit perfect? Nah. Close enough? You betcha.
There's also the irony that a supposedly digital connection is in fact still going through multiple digital/analog conversions.
Nathan
And don't forget Jorb!
Nathan
Ah, yes. I used to do support for MSN, and once we experienced an honest-to-God BIF.
"What's a BIF?" you ask yourself?
Backhoe-Induced Failure.
Nathan
How hard is it to parse the URL and include the actual domain in the status bar/hover window? Then you'd know where the link went no matter how long they made it.
Nathan
Nah, it's a riff off of one of the "Silly Songs with Larry" section of the VeggieTales videos made by Big Idea.
The original song goes:
Nathan
We are the Pirates Who Must Steal Everything
We just go online and leech it all
And if you ask us why we steal everything
We'll just tell you--we must steal everything!
[apologies to Big Idea/VeggieTales]
Nathan