Don't get confused just because a bunch of idiots jump on the bandwagon. That doesn't mean that the bandwagon is wrong, just that there are some idiots on it. Every good cause has some misguided idiots that -think- they are helping, but they are really hurting the cause.
Microsoft still does plenty of underhanded things, but they are starting to get lost in the noise of all the idiots screaming about things that don't matter.
The idiots don't make me stop watching Microsoft, but they are starting to make me stop watching Slashdot. (And let's face it, Digg and Fark are completely pointless except for entertainment.)
Because it was an experiment. While I'm sure they hoped to make money by it, it's pretty clear that they decided to throw caution to the wind and just see what happened.
But can it read DRM-free ebooks, other than PDFs? (TXT, RTF, HTML especially) I have hundreds of DRM-Free books that I've bought from Baen.com and I'm always looking for a better reader. For years I've used various PDAs with varying levels of success. If this does the job well, I'd be happy to pay that price.
When I was a kid, my parents received a free episode of some potential new comedy show to evaluate for them. We watched it, commercials and all. (Yeah, the commercials were a surprise.) At the end, unsurprisingly, the questions were actually about the commercials and only the last was about the show. It didn't fool us at all, of course.
Almost all of the problems listed are either not problems, or are not Sony's problem. It is up to the game publisher to advertise, set prices, and make sure the customer is informed. I actually applaud Sony for not forcing them to do things like provide screenshots. If they don't want to provide them, they shouldn't have to.
And guess what? I'm free not to buy, either.
The only thing Sony does have control over is the format of the PSN Stores in each area... They are -way- different from each other (Japanese, too) and the US one is the only one that I think is laid out even close to right. The JP one doesn't even have a 'new games' section, but has 'promoted games' instead... Usually that includes the new ones, but not always... And almost never includes things like Themes. You have to actually explore the entire PSN each time you want to see what they have now.
Only if they massively improve battery life. I can't afford to let my gaming kill my phone battery, and I don't want my talking to kill my gaming battery.
For me, and many other people, the 2 devices are best left separate.
(And let's not even get into the logistics of making a good phone interface and gaming interface co-exist.)
Right, because nobody over the age of 12 owns a DS...
Wait, no. That's not right. I have one, and so does my: Mother, father, sister, both nephews... That's just off the top of my head, and only people actually related to me by blood. My youngest niece owns one, too, but she's actually under 12, so...
I disagree. This is not a single case, but rather a rash of cases that affects nearly everyone age 12-30, and many that are older as well. It's going to be changing laws and attitudes, and Ray is making sure the information is out there to everyone who will listen.
He is going far beyond the duties of a simple lawyer and is actively working to make this a better country.
Whether or not you believe he is making it a better country isn't the issue, either... -He- believes that (and so do many others) and he's working on his beliefs.
I wrote code as a hobby before I got a job, but I knew that if I coded for 40 hours a week, I wouldn't feel like doing it at home. And I was right. For the first 3.5 years I worked here, I didn't code at home except twice, for a few hours.
Lately, I've started coding at home though. I think I'm finally past the burn-out stage and can do it for more hours a week than before.
I still spend more of my free time doing non-coding things, though.
Bingo. They pay me for 40 hours a week. Anything they get beyond that, they had better be -very- grateful. Requiring overtime is crazy, and they had better pay or show some other kind of gratitude for overtime, no matter what they are having you do.
When I worked at Office Depot, they implemented a new computer-based training system and required everyone to study it on their own time. I was very loud about how unfair it was/etc for a few months. Finally, as I sensed my job was on the line, I came into work a few hours early and blew through every bit of training relevant to my job before work. It was supposed to take months to get through that much content, but I was able to skip most of the time wasters because I actually already knew how to do my job and didn't have to watch the videos. Oddly enough, the next week they told everyone that they had time on-the-clock to do their training. I suspect there was a lawsuit somewhere, because threat of a lawyer was the only thing that ever straightened those people out. (For another example, the 3 times they tried to without paychecks until we signed documents. That didn't go well for them, either... The last time, over half the store refused to sign until they got their check.)
My current company has tried the 'required overtime' thing a few times, too, and I've done -some- overtime, but almost every time they've given time off at some other point to compensate. It's a lot more likely to happen when you make your displeasure known, though.
Or maybe it's reality that's broken. Imagine a Times Square that doesn't have all the ads, but instead has art, or beautiful architecture. Wouldn't that be -much- better?
Starting from the assumption that ads are good can only lead to the conclusion that ads are good.
They didn't. They scattershot the email and hope some of the people that get the email use that bank. I've received phishing attempts for several banks that I've never used. They were all very large banks.
They look very real and If I did use those banks, I would have been tempted to click... But being savvy, I'd have contacted my bank via phone or the website instead of clicking on anything in the email.
How do I know? I've done it with other emails. They all turned out to be real, but when money is involved, it makes sense to be careful with email.
Aren't you making a huge assumption? You're assuming the DLC was something that existed when the game finished testing and went to manufacturing. If they had waited for this DLC to be ready before sending it to testing and then production, it would simply have delayed the game.
Instead, they've been working on this DLC instead of sitting on their asses while they wait for testing to finish, production to ramp up and shipping to commence.
And again, you do -not- have to buy it. Or pirate it. You could simply ignore it!
It doesn't matter how much dirt is in the gas in the can in the back of the car if the gas in the car's tank is pure. Siphoning the car's gas into the gas can isn't going to make the car die, either.
No, he meant exactly what he said. As far as he went, he's correct. Putting up scary warnings when all that is required is an encrypted connection is silly.
But the process actually goes a step further, and you need to know what you are connected to who you think you are, which is the purpose of the scary warnings. It's very seldom that you need to just encrypt the connection without worrying about man-in-the-middle attacks.
I said he was in it for the money, which is purely a fact, not a condemnation. However, he -claims- to be in it to help NASA, which is obviously not the case.
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Don't get confused just because a bunch of idiots jump on the bandwagon. That doesn't mean that the bandwagon is wrong, just that there are some idiots on it. Every good cause has some misguided idiots that -think- they are helping, but they are really hurting the cause.
Microsoft still does plenty of underhanded things, but they are starting to get lost in the noise of all the idiots screaming about things that don't matter.
The idiots don't make me stop watching Microsoft, but they are starting to make me stop watching Slashdot. (And let's face it, Digg and Fark are completely pointless except for entertainment.)
Because it was an experiment. While I'm sure they hoped to make money by it, it's pretty clear that they decided to throw caution to the wind and just see what happened.
But can it read DRM-free ebooks, other than PDFs? (TXT, RTF, HTML especially) I have hundreds of DRM-Free books that I've bought from Baen.com and I'm always looking for a better reader. For years I've used various PDAs with varying levels of success. If this does the job well, I'd be happy to pay that price.
Some people actually -like- the dice now.
Anyhow, they said that this was 'unpolished' anyhow. It's just showing how it -could- work, not necessarily how it will.
I'm sure someone will step up and write one your way as well... Or even give the option of doing it either way, for those that want the option.
This wasn't 'a threat to harm', the message itself -is- the harm.
People get up in arms about it because it's -really- hard to make text do actual harm.
We don't have have -any- actual information about the case, so argument for either side are completely pointless right now.
When I was a kid, my parents received a free episode of some potential new comedy show to evaluate for them. We watched it, commercials and all. (Yeah, the commercials were a surprise.) At the end, unsurprisingly, the questions were actually about the commercials and only the last was about the show. It didn't fool us at all, of course.
Almost all of the problems listed are either not problems, or are not Sony's problem. It is up to the game publisher to advertise, set prices, and make sure the customer is informed. I actually applaud Sony for not forcing them to do things like provide screenshots. If they don't want to provide them, they shouldn't have to.
And guess what? I'm free not to buy, either.
The only thing Sony does have control over is the format of the PSN Stores in each area... They are -way- different from each other (Japanese, too) and the US one is the only one that I think is laid out even close to right. The JP one doesn't even have a 'new games' section, but has 'promoted games' instead... Usually that includes the new ones, but not always... And almost never includes things like Themes. You have to actually explore the entire PSN each time you want to see what they have now.
Only if they massively improve battery life. I can't afford to let my gaming kill my phone battery, and I don't want my talking to kill my gaming battery.
For me, and many other people, the 2 devices are best left separate.
(And let's not even get into the logistics of making a good phone interface and gaming interface co-exist.)
Right, because nobody over the age of 12 owns a DS...
Wait, no. That's not right. I have one, and so does my: Mother, father, sister, both nephews... That's just off the top of my head, and only people actually related to me by blood. My youngest niece owns one, too, but she's actually under 12, so...
Yes, Jack Thompson did stand up for what he believed in, and that's admirable.
Unfortunately, what he believed in was totally false and his methods were reprehensible.
It's possible to admire someone's courage and dedication, but be disgusted by their cause and actions.
I disagree. This is not a single case, but rather a rash of cases that affects nearly everyone age 12-30, and many that are older as well. It's going to be changing laws and attitudes, and Ray is making sure the information is out there to everyone who will listen.
He is going far beyond the duties of a simple lawyer and is actively working to make this a better country.
Whether or not you believe he is making it a better country isn't the issue, either... -He- believes that (and so do many others) and he's working on his beliefs.
That's an admirable thing.
A single man among dozens of women is less likely to be asked out than any 1 of the women. THAT is sexist. I demand that women ask men out more.
I wrote code as a hobby before I got a job, but I knew that if I coded for 40 hours a week, I wouldn't feel like doing it at home. And I was right. For the first 3.5 years I worked here, I didn't code at home except twice, for a few hours.
Lately, I've started coding at home though. I think I'm finally past the burn-out stage and can do it for more hours a week than before.
I still spend more of my free time doing non-coding things, though.
Bingo. They pay me for 40 hours a week. Anything they get beyond that, they had better be -very- grateful. Requiring overtime is crazy, and they had better pay or show some other kind of gratitude for overtime, no matter what they are having you do.
When I worked at Office Depot, they implemented a new computer-based training system and required everyone to study it on their own time. I was very loud about how unfair it was/etc for a few months. Finally, as I sensed my job was on the line, I came into work a few hours early and blew through every bit of training relevant to my job before work. It was supposed to take months to get through that much content, but I was able to skip most of the time wasters because I actually already knew how to do my job and didn't have to watch the videos. Oddly enough, the next week they told everyone that they had time on-the-clock to do their training. I suspect there was a lawsuit somewhere, because threat of a lawyer was the only thing that ever straightened those people out. (For another example, the 3 times they tried to without paychecks until we signed documents. That didn't go well for them, either... The last time, over half the store refused to sign until they got their check.)
My current company has tried the 'required overtime' thing a few times, too, and I've done -some- overtime, but almost every time they've given time off at some other point to compensate. It's a lot more likely to happen when you make your displeasure known, though.
Or maybe it's reality that's broken. Imagine a Times Square that doesn't have all the ads, but instead has art, or beautiful architecture. Wouldn't that be -much- better?
Starting from the assumption that ads are good can only lead to the conclusion that ads are good.
Maybe because Google doesn't really have anything to do with it? They aren't in on it, they don't support it, and they probably barely know it exists.
I am, and they didn't.
They didn't. They scattershot the email and hope some of the people that get the email use that bank. I've received phishing attempts for several banks that I've never used. They were all very large banks.
They look very real and If I did use those banks, I would have been tempted to click... But being savvy, I'd have contacted my bank via phone or the website instead of clicking on anything in the email.
How do I know? I've done it with other emails. They all turned out to be real, but when money is involved, it makes sense to be careful with email.
Aren't you making a huge assumption? You're assuming the DLC was something that existed when the game finished testing and went to manufacturing. If they had waited for this DLC to be ready before sending it to testing and then production, it would simply have delayed the game.
Instead, they've been working on this DLC instead of sitting on their asses while they wait for testing to finish, production to ramp up and shipping to commence.
And again, you do -not- have to buy it. Or pirate it. You could simply ignore it!
And movies, and books, and TV, and... Well, every other form of communication known to man.
Should have used a car analogy.
It doesn't matter how much dirt is in the gas in the can in the back of the car if the gas in the car's tank is pure. Siphoning the car's gas into the gas can isn't going to make the car die, either.
That's not what they said. They said people who have a mac are likely to have multiple computers. In fact, 85% of them also have a Windows PC.
Ow. That hit close to home. I'm re-reading the entire series in prep for the final books. ;D
No, he meant exactly what he said. As far as he went, he's correct. Putting up scary warnings when all that is required is an encrypted connection is silly.
But the process actually goes a step further, and you need to know what you are connected to who you think you are, which is the purpose of the scary warnings. It's very seldom that you need to just encrypt the connection without worrying about man-in-the-middle attacks.
I said he was in it for the money, which is purely a fact, not a condemnation. However, he -claims- to be in it to help NASA, which is obviously not the case.