No, they can buy it and rent it. There's no law saying they cannot. There's only exceptions for audio recordings (records, cds, etc) and software (though I'm not sure how the console rental places get around that one -- probably because the software isn't installable or something).
Anyway, the summary of the story is that you're wrong.
This, in all likelihood, was not a "bug". It was in Moody's (and others') interest to rate these bonds this way, and so it was done. Blaming it on a computer "bug" is a very transparent attempt to avoid getting charged with some very serious fraud. If they're resorting to this method, they must be in very deep shit, indeed.
This offer would have been a lot more attractive before Age of Conan released this weekend/yesterday. A little bit too late now, since anyone in the MMO scene who was looking for a new game is now busy running around AoC.
Just a tidbit, the "blue colored race" in WoW actually had one of the best content updates and 1-20 playing experience in all of WoW that I'd experienced to date. It was the only time playing that I actually felt like I'd accomplished something.
Then, after that, it was all "normal WoW" and I lost interest again.
I just don't get what the problem is with people doing what they like. It's the whole POINT of FOSS for chrissake. Stop treating it like it should be some sort of religious movement and anyone who isn't actively contributing towards the defeat of evil commercial software is committing high treason.
So what you're saying is, "If you're an FOSS zealot bent on making everyone use FOSS as their primary desktop OS in the next 10 years, it's bad."
I think FOSS dominating the desktop would probably be about as bad as MS doing it in the end, because corporations/companies love standardization, and someone will always find a way to make money off a standard.
Or, to put it another way, I don't think that Ubuntu/Redhat/whatever having 85% of the desktop market would be any less evil than Microsoft having it.
And I quote, "an Argentine Jesuit priest and astronomer, is the current director of the Vatican Observatory. He has a master's degree in Astronomy from the Universidad Nacional de CÃrdoba in Argentina and a doctorate from the University of Padua in Italy"
The guy is almost certainly much more educated that you are.
Well, the user is frequently the weakest part of the security chain. I've said more than once that if OS X was the majority operating system, it'd have similar malware problems to Windows XP, because its always possible to socially engineer a user into typing their password to install something they've been convinced they want. (In this sense, the need to type in an admin password for an OS X user is little different than the need to hit "OK" for a UAC prompt)
I dunno, I think it has a lot to do with the technical aptitude of the user. My home-built box "just works" because I know exactly what is in it. The only reason I have an iMac is for Logic Pro, to be honest.
So there you have it, I only use Macs because they have software I can't get on Windows.
Yes, but there's a practical limit on such things. After all, you have to figure in the likelihood of someone getting caught, in addition to their own perception of how likely they are to be caught, and, of course, whether or not they care if they get caught.
Behavior modification via a punishment method depends highly on a number of factors. It isn't "well, we'll make a law! that'll fix it!" since, obviously, making an example of offenders isn't a very direct way of preventing further offenses.
This is not what I've come to understand. Basically, if they see tool marks, they are within their contractual obligations to refuse to cover it under warranty. The way the Minis are constructed, it's almost impossible to open one without leaving some tool marks.
Whether or not they honor it is probably up to each store and/or the supervisor at a mail-in center. But the mere fact that its a warranty-issue to upgrade a harddrive is insanity.
Research doesn't bear this out. See studies on how capital punishment makes no statistically valuable different in people committing crimes of a capital nature.
Problem being that once you start killing everyone that does something you don't like, it isn't "justice anymore", but rather something very close to genocide.
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No, they can buy it and rent it. There's no law saying they cannot. There's only exceptions for audio recordings (records, cds, etc) and software (though I'm not sure how the console rental places get around that one -- probably because the software isn't installable or something).
Anyway, the summary of the story is that you're wrong.
Not necessarily. Moodys has cost other "big players" a lot of money at this point. Those big players aren't happy.
I'd agree with you if it was only us "little people" that got screwed.
This, in all likelihood, was not a "bug". It was in Moody's (and others') interest to rate these bonds this way, and so it was done. Blaming it on a computer "bug" is a very transparent attempt to avoid getting charged with some very serious fraud. If they're resorting to this method, they must be in very deep shit, indeed.
This offer would have been a lot more attractive before Age of Conan released this weekend/yesterday. A little bit too late now, since anyone in the MMO scene who was looking for a new game is now busy running around AoC.
No mayo = fail sandwich ;D
Just a tidbit, the "blue colored race" in WoW actually had one of the best content updates and 1-20 playing experience in all of WoW that I'd experienced to date. It was the only time playing that I actually felt like I'd accomplished something.
Then, after that, it was all "normal WoW" and I lost interest again.
I just don't get what the problem is with people doing what they like. It's the whole POINT of FOSS for chrissake. Stop treating it like it should be some sort of religious movement and anyone who isn't actively contributing towards the defeat of evil commercial software is committing high treason.
The beauty of FOSS is that people can work on anything they damn well please.
Welcome to slashdot, where reading the article you comment on has been sadly optional since 1997.
So what you're saying is, "If you're an FOSS zealot bent on making everyone use FOSS as their primary desktop OS in the next 10 years, it's bad."
I think FOSS dominating the desktop would probably be about as bad as MS doing it in the end, because corporations/companies love standardization, and someone will always find a way to make money off a standard.
Or, to put it another way, I don't think that Ubuntu/Redhat/whatever having 85% of the desktop market would be any less evil than Microsoft having it.
Again, neither are likely related.
This would also be more of an issue if it was actually hard to find a PS2 these days.
Yes, I'm sure that's exactly how the sequence of events unfolded. The choice was "youtube integration" or "removal of actual hardware in the console".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Gabriel_Funes
And I quote, "an Argentine Jesuit priest and astronomer, is the current director of the Vatican Observatory. He has a master's degree in Astronomy from the Universidad Nacional de CÃrdoba in Argentina and a doctorate from the University of Padua in Italy"
The guy is almost certainly much more educated that you are.
No, there's a Space Pope
Or perhaps the Chaos Pope
Eh, I had one go inexplicably bad about 3 years ago.
ASUS and plain old straight-up no-frills Intel boards are the way to go for me these days.
Well, the user is frequently the weakest part of the security chain. I've said more than once that if OS X was the majority operating system, it'd have similar malware problems to Windows XP, because its always possible to socially engineer a user into typing their password to install something they've been convinced they want. (In this sense, the need to type in an admin password for an OS X user is little different than the need to hit "OK" for a UAC prompt)
Tricky business there, attempting to divine the intent of a moderator. Shows a lot about your world outlook, though.
Things can be interesting, even if not correct or pleasant.
I dunno, I think it has a lot to do with the technical aptitude of the user. My home-built box "just works" because I know exactly what is in it. The only reason I have an iMac is for Logic Pro, to be honest.
So there you have it, I only use Macs because they have software I can't get on Windows.
One wonders how easy it would be to make an FF plugin to just replicate the cookie content.
ISPs are classed as "information services".
Yes, but there's a practical limit on such things. After all, you have to figure in the likelihood of someone getting caught, in addition to their own perception of how likely they are to be caught, and, of course, whether or not they care if they get caught.
Behavior modification via a punishment method depends highly on a number of factors. It isn't "well, we'll make a law! that'll fix it!" since, obviously, making an example of offenders isn't a very direct way of preventing further offenses.
This is not what I've come to understand. Basically, if they see tool marks, they are within their contractual obligations to refuse to cover it under warranty. The way the Minis are constructed, it's almost impossible to open one without leaving some tool marks.
Whether or not they honor it is probably up to each store and/or the supervisor at a mail-in center. But the mere fact that its a warranty-issue to upgrade a harddrive is insanity.
Research doesn't bear this out. See studies on how capital punishment makes no statistically valuable different in people committing crimes of a capital nature.
Problem being that once you start killing everyone that does something you don't like, it isn't "justice anymore", but rather something very close to genocide.