There is only one pinball manufacturer in the world right now, and they didn't get there by being the best engineers, artists or designers. They got there by being/having the scummiest lawyers. Now we're stuck with horrible designs, bad gameplay, and most of the best IP buried in an unmarked grave in wrigley field.
Yes, I understand this. I was speaking in more broad terms toward the principle of the thing.
If I paid for the product, the contents of the box are mine to do with as I please (short of distributing copies). I will not have the publisher or anyone tell me what to do with software that I purchased any more than I would allow a car dealer dictate to me which cities I can drive to.
I can redeem my Gamestop super exclusive unlocked shiny armor of orgasmic distraction early too?
I despise software that is deliberately broken. If publishers want to make some extra sales by rewarding preorders I'm fine with it, but after a few months the items should be available to everyone. I paid for the thing, I should not be prevented from using all of the features.
Nobody seems to give any credence at all to the idea that maybe the puritan values on sex have a parallel to the kosher laws of Judaism and even the deep-seated cross-cultural taboos on things like cannibalism and incest. The rules came about because they provided protection from dangers both immediate and long term.
The cultures who originated these rules may not have understood exactly why doing or not doing certain things prevented illnesses but through generations of trial and error they built up a set of superstitions that provided some meaningful protection. The advantage of the commandment/fiat format is that it is easily absorbed by young and undisciplined minds, so that even if they don't understand why they are doing something they do it anyway because they know that's what they should do.
When you remove this framing and try to treat children (and immature adults) as consistently rational thinking beings you end up with what is effectively a total disregard for important long-standing safety rules.
It's nice to see the hacker community making a move to acknowledge its roots. Social engineering is the oldest and easily the most challenging/rewarding form of real hacking.
What's more gratifying, beating the password out of a hash after weeks of brute force or having the mark just tell you in a five-minute phone call?
Such a system has been proposed: it's called the voucher system. Any time it's brought up the teachers' unions go into scorched earth/shock and awe mode. If you want to fix the primary education system in America, it needs to start by abolishing the unions.
Scratch that, the first step is to remove politics from the textbook writing process. This means telling the people deifying FDR and the people trying to wedge creationism into science to both go to hell.
Similar story here . The whole time I was trying to use the Casio I felt like I had at some point had a minor stroke. It wasn't until later that I realized that the calc itself was brain damaged.
If you don't like the way a company is run, give your business to a different company. If there are no companies that behave in what you consider to be an ethical manner, either go without the product in question or get out there and start your own company.
This is still the land of opportunity for anyone with the guts to risk it all.
Unless you are a voting shareholder, your opinion is worth exactly zero to the people deciding executive pay. It has nothing to do with what I or anyone else thinks about your opinion.
Oh, and I've decided that your pay is excessive and should be capped at 10% above the poverty line. Any more that that is an obscene display of decadence.
Except that these videos become a useful recruiting tool. Both for potential customers that happen to stumble into the videos, and also for existing customers who want to show their friends without having to be at their own machines. What's easier? "Hey, I found this great game! Download a gig of stuff, sign up for a trial account, log in, find me, and I'll show you around.." or "Hey, I found this great game! Check out this video of actual game play! *link to youtube*"
If you haven't already gathered, Eve players are among the most rabid of all fans. It's a game that you either instantly understand and 'get' or a game that you become bored with quickly and move on.
Don't forget the potential for insertion of malicious code or hardware that could potentially provide an enemy military either remote monitoring or remote killswitch capability. Remember, this gear is being sold to the US military.
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There is only one pinball manufacturer in the world right now, and they didn't get there by being the best engineers, artists or designers. They got there by being/having the scummiest lawyers. Now we're stuck with horrible designs, bad gameplay, and most of the best IP buried in an unmarked grave in wrigley field.
Score:-1, WTF?
Someone's been listening to the singing forest creatures again.
Yes, I understand this. I was speaking in more broad terms toward the principle of the thing.
If I paid for the product, the contents of the box are mine to do with as I please (short of distributing copies). I will not have the publisher or anyone tell me what to do with software that I purchased any more than I would allow a car dealer dictate to me which cities I can drive to.
I can redeem my Gamestop super exclusive unlocked shiny armor of orgasmic distraction early too?
I despise software that is deliberately broken. If publishers want to make some extra sales by rewarding preorders I'm fine with it, but after a few months the items should be available to everyone. I paid for the thing, I should not be prevented from using all of the features.
Does it hurt to be that stupid?
Nobody seems to give any credence at all to the idea that maybe the puritan values on sex have a parallel to the kosher laws of Judaism and even the deep-seated cross-cultural taboos on things like cannibalism and incest. The rules came about because they provided protection from dangers both immediate and long term.
The cultures who originated these rules may not have understood exactly why doing or not doing certain things prevented illnesses but through generations of trial and error they built up a set of superstitions that provided some meaningful protection. The advantage of the commandment/fiat format is that it is easily absorbed by young and undisciplined minds, so that even if they don't understand why they are doing something they do it anyway because they know that's what they should do.
When you remove this framing and try to treat children (and immature adults) as consistently rational thinking beings you end up with what is effectively a total disregard for important long-standing safety rules.
Ah yes, rubber hose decryption. Effective but not for the faint of heart.
You forgot to tell me to get off your lawn, old timer. :P
It's nice to see the hacker community making a move to acknowledge its roots. Social engineering is the oldest and easily the most challenging/rewarding form of real hacking.
What's more gratifying, beating the password out of a hash after weeks of brute force or having the mark just tell you in a five-minute phone call?
Such a system has been proposed: it's called the voucher system. Any time it's brought up the teachers' unions go into scorched earth/shock and awe mode. If you want to fix the primary education system in America, it needs to start by abolishing the unions.
Scratch that, the first step is to remove politics from the textbook writing process. This means telling the people deifying FDR and the people trying to wedge creationism into science to both go to hell.
The law says legal age of consent is 18 years. Obeying the law makes no sense? What anarchy do you live in?
Similar story here . The whole time I was trying to use the Casio I felt like I had at some point had a minor stroke. It wasn't until later that I realized that the calc itself was brain damaged.
In short: Your right to swing your fist ends at the tip of my nose.
As long as power is being transmitted on the blue or brown pairs the ethernet gear won't be any the wiser.
I'm glad you 'get it'.
If you don't like the way a company is run, give your business to a different company. If there are no companies that behave in what you consider to be an ethical manner, either go without the product in question or get out there and start your own company.
This is still the land of opportunity for anyone with the guts to risk it all.
For what I think is the first time ever, I agree with you.
Unless you are a voting shareholder, your opinion is worth exactly zero to the people deciding executive pay. It has nothing to do with what I or anyone else thinks about your opinion.
Oh, and I've decided that your pay is excessive and should be capped at 10% above the poverty line. Any more that that is an obscene display of decadence.
Who are you to decide what someone else deserves? Unless you are a voting shareholder you have no valid opinion on the matter.
Yup. Now he's an enemy combatant. Now about those GPS coordinates...
Except that these videos become a useful recruiting tool. Both for potential customers that happen to stumble into the videos, and also for existing customers who want to show their friends without having to be at their own machines. What's easier? "Hey, I found this great game! Download a gig of stuff, sign up for a trial account, log in, find me, and I'll show you around.." or "Hey, I found this great game! Check out this video of actual game play! *link to youtube*"
If you haven't already gathered, Eve players are among the most rabid of all fans. It's a game that you either instantly understand and 'get' or a game that you become bored with quickly and move on.
When you forget to uncheck the politics category?
>>people screaming threats at e.g., Obama, at conservative/tea party rallies
[citation needed]
Watch your $#*! language!
Based on my experiences with the typical gamer in Halo 2 it was probably "I'm Rick James, bitch".
Don't forget the potential for insertion of malicious code or hardware that could potentially provide an enemy military either remote monitoring or remote killswitch capability. Remember, this gear is being sold to the US military.