If I was an MS shareholder*, I would applaud their attempts at diversifying and reducing, just that tiny little bit, their dependence on PC OS sales. Some efforts have failed (Zune, search), but others are doing well.
-The Xbox 360 is a very successful product in gaming. -Windows Mobile is a very successful product in the cellphone market. -Products like Windows CE Automotive are in use. -MSN/Live Messenger dominates IM, at least in the UK.
*I'm not an MS shareholder and I use PS3/iPhone/iPod/OSX.
I've seen SSH probes on my one-man-and-a-dog site for aeons. I don't think there's anything out of the ordinary, the scum has been trying (and failing) to get in for as long as I've had something listening on the 'net - and that is a long time.
Ditto. I saw a suspiciously high number of genuine accounts being attempted. I drew the conclusion that this was coming from bulk email lists.
1. Buy bulk email list, containing fred@foo.com and others. 2. SSH to foo.com as fred - try some common passwords. Maybe try fred@ftp.foo.com for good measure. 3. Profit!
To play devil's advocate, they could just say that you could activate over the phone or something (but that would make the crack easier to make, since the valid registration code would be found inside the game itself)
...the main character and story is the lamest of all the GTA by a huge margin. GTA IV is the type of crap you would expect to happen when a company farms out development to another small no name studio to save development expenses.
I found the story had more depth and was more engaging than the others.
It was heavily gimped to fit on the 7 gigabyte 360 DVD format and no standard harddrive and the graphics are shit thanks to being downgraded to run on the weak 360 graphics hardware.
Who said anything about the 360? I have the PS3 version - it's not my fault you bought a sucky console;)
Why not use something like iLok which is essentially a USB key that stores your licenses required to run certain software?
That's a dongle - typically used to protect software priced at least $2000. They're expensive - my previous employer paid $40 per dongle, and the protection they provide is by no means unbreakable. Dongle protection also rules out instant download purchase.
I have a simple comment on activation in GTA IV PC - I would appreciate if you could pass this to a relevant person / department (preferably not "Deleted Items").
Do I need to activate this game online?
Rockstar: Yes, but to be clear, if you install the game on a computer that isn't connected to the internet, you can perform certain steps to activate your game on another PC with an active internet connection. Once the game is distributed, information on this method will be available on a GTA IV support page.
Some of my favourite games were written decades ago by companies that no longer exist. GTA IV with its unique story line is an all-time classic, but the activation requirement will at some point in the future render the game unusable. It is for this reason that I refuse to purchase any game that requires activation.
I get really sad when I see wasteful memory and cpu bloat. Perhaps these will become scarce resources again with the mobile trend, and people will do a better job watching their consumption. Oh well.
Maybe it's happening already. I'm amazed at how small some of the richer iPhone applications are, and how much they can do with limited RAM.
Dude, you married a hippy and she's infected you with her beliefs! Don't worry, there's still hope. Just go to an Apple store and touch the gadgets - soon you'll realise once more that pride and self-worth come in aluminium and glass!
...may not pacify folks with camcorders that are FireWire only. Or who like FireWire's speed for external hard drives.
The only thing we've lost is a FireWire 400 port, so against USB 2.0 we haven't lost speed. Both the MacBook Pro and MacBook have lost FireWire 400, but the Pro still has FireWire 800, which the MacBook never had to my knowledge.
I still sympathise with MacBook FireWire users: they don't even have a card slot to fix this omission. The FireWire 800 port on my Pro is heavily used - losing that would be a deal breaker for me.
* I've got MBP 17" now. I like it. They are dropping that size.
* Not necessarily. They're still selling the 'old-style' 17" laptop and may introduce a new-style 17" model later on. Car manufacturers do this with convertible models.
With all this preoccupation about flash and gloss in the hardware, there is a growing list of software problems. Return to the basics.
4GB dude... I think it's the speed of the hard drive - I have the 4200RPM drive for noise and battery life but that's the trade-off. It's interesting to see your figures.
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If I was an MS shareholder*, I would applaud their attempts at diversifying and reducing, just that tiny little bit, their dependence on PC OS sales. Some efforts have failed (Zune, search), but others are doing well.
-The Xbox 360 is a very successful product in gaming.
-Windows Mobile is a very successful product in the cellphone market.
-Products like Windows CE Automotive are in use.
-MSN/Live Messenger dominates IM, at least in the UK.
*I'm not an MS shareholder and I use PS3/iPhone/iPod/OSX.
I've seen SSH probes on my one-man-and-a-dog site for aeons. I don't think there's anything out of the ordinary, the scum has been trying (and failing) to get in for as long as I've had something listening on the 'net - and that is a long time.
Ditto. I saw a suspiciously high number of genuine accounts being attempted. I drew the conclusion that this was coming from bulk email lists.
1. Buy bulk email list, containing fred@foo.com and others.
2. SSH to foo.com as fred - try some common passwords. Maybe try fred@ftp.foo.com for good measure.
3. Profit!
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You
It will define the word under the cursor.
I should have read that more carefully - I kept trying to do it by selecting / highlighting the word...
You don't *need* a virus scan or malware checker if the VM has no access to the internet
You may still need to consider the local network, especially if you're not doing Windows Updates.
To play devil's advocate, they could just say that you could activate over the phone or something (but that would make the crack easier to make, since the valid registration code would be found inside the game itself)
Who will you call when Rockstar no longer exists?
Thank you. At least someone understands my point.
...the main character and story is the lamest of all the GTA by a huge margin. GTA IV is the type of crap you would expect to happen when a company farms out development to another small no name studio to save development expenses.
I found the story had more depth and was more engaging than the others.
It was heavily gimped to fit on the 7 gigabyte 360 DVD format and no standard harddrive and the graphics are shit thanks to being downgraded to run on the weak 360 graphics hardware.
Who said anything about the 360? I have the PS3 version - it's not my fault you bought a sucky console ;)
Why not use something like iLok which is essentially a USB key that stores your licenses required to run certain software?
That's a dongle - typically used to protect software priced at least $2000. They're expensive - my previous employer paid $40 per dongle, and the protection they provide is by no means unbreakable. Dongle protection also rules out instant download purchase.
I have a simple comment on activation in GTA IV PC - I would appreciate if you could pass this to a relevant person / department (preferably not "Deleted Items").
Do I need to activate this game online?
Rockstar: Yes, but to be clear, if you install the game on a computer that isn't connected to the internet, you can perform certain steps to activate your game on another PC with an active internet connection. Once the game is distributed, information on this method will be available on a GTA IV support page.
Some of my favourite games were written decades ago by companies that no longer exist. GTA IV with its unique story line is an all-time classic, but the activation requirement will at some point in the future render the game unusable. It is for this reason that I refuse to purchase any game that requires activation.
Thank you for your time.
Yes, that was a lack of attention on her part. She is sorry for the resulting awkwardness.
No need to apologise - it provided a two-minute distraction and some amusement - just what Slashdot usually does ;)
The odd gender usage is a mis-quote:
TFS:
prioritize his resources and focus more on his core search, ads and apps business
TFA:
prioritize our resources and focus more on our core search, ads and apps business
I better sell my Nikon D300.
Showoff!
Oh and by the way:
This is fucking slashdot , you expect people to work to understand your jokes.
Not really, and I didn't post the joke, but many Slashdot jokes do expect that you read Slashdot occasionally.
fucking idiot.
Bad day?
FWIW , if you have to include an instruction book with your joke. its NOT FUNNY
Sorry. Here's the missing instruction book.
1) Read the idle story I linked to.
2) ???
3) Profit!
explain?
See this recent idle story...
I get really sad when I see wasteful memory and cpu bloat. Perhaps these will become scarce resources again with the mobile trend, and people will do a better job watching their consumption. Oh well.
Maybe it's happening already. I'm amazed at how small some of the richer iPhone applications are, and how much they can do with limited RAM.
Hey, if Jurassic Park taught me anything, it's that all you need is a wide-eyed little girl to say "I know this... this is a UNIX system!".
Brilliant! I had to watch this again (clip)...
(My datacenter charges about a buck a VA)
A watt?
Ho ho...
We Americans are no worse-off than our European colleagues, and vastly superior than the Aussies.
And we have faster internet...
Dude, you married a hippy and she's infected you with her beliefs! Don't worry, there's still hope. Just go to an Apple store and touch the gadgets - soon you'll realise once more that pride and self-worth come in aluminium and glass!
From TFA:
...may not pacify folks with camcorders that are FireWire only. Or who like FireWire's speed for external hard drives.
The only thing we've lost is a FireWire 400 port, so against USB 2.0 we haven't lost speed. Both the MacBook Pro and MacBook have lost FireWire 400, but the Pro still has FireWire 800, which the MacBook never had to my knowledge.
I still sympathise with MacBook FireWire users: they don't even have a card slot to fix this omission. The FireWire 800 port on my Pro is heavily used - losing that would be a deal breaker for me.
Does this seem incredibly wasteful to anyone else?
They recycle the swarf... although this does require melting it down and turning it into slabs again. This is all discussed in the Keynote speech.
* I've got MBP 17" now. I like it. They are dropping that size.
* Not necessarily. They're still selling the 'old-style' 17" laptop and may introduce a new-style 17" model later on. Car manufacturers do this with convertible models.
With all this preoccupation about flash and gloss in the hardware, there is a growing list of software problems. Return to the basics.
* Which is exactly what they claim to be doing with Snow Leopard.
This story is useless without PICTURES!
Get more RAM.
4GB dude... I think it's the speed of the hard drive - I have the 4200RPM drive for noise and battery life but that's the trade-off. It's interesting to see your figures.