Disclaimer: Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas is one of the rare games I actually purchased.
Many folks have pointed out the lack of logic in rating the game Adult Only following a third party modification that allows the player to see a naked girl. The girl, mind you, is virtual.
The truth is, the US is a country were no one is responsible, especially not the parents. They buy a game to their spoiled fat brats so that they will shut up once they are done with the gallon of ice cream. The game is here to keep the kids occupied in front of the almighty TV.
When people started looting the Walmarts in New Orleans, some were screaming "TV!TV!TV!" (see Newsweek of this week). It is no secret that the television is the almighty home appliance today in the US.
Look at the way the politicians were (and to a certain extent, still are) blaming each other for the mess related to the rescue efforts in the region. This is a country were it does not matter who is right or wrong, as long as the blame goes to someone else. See also the song "Blame Canada" from South Park the Movie.
"Honey! When are you going to get rid of that old junk in the garage?!?! All it does is collect dust."
And the guy comes back with a nice paypal receipt from Ebay. So if you are like this poor man, having your marriage ruined by excessive video games, Ebay is the solution!
Think of it, it's cheaper than a family lawyer and you can do it all from your computer at home.
"The problem is not a lack of highly educated workers," said Scott Kirwin, founder of the Information Technology Professionals Association of America. "The problem is a lack of highly educated workers willing to work for the minimum wage or lower in the U.S. Costs are driving outsourcing, not the quality of American schools."
Granted, it's at the end of the article but still....
I understand region codes and the fact the firmware does not allow me to change the code for my internal DVD player more than 5 times.
I travel a lot to France and there are many movies there that I would like to have on my region 1 DVD player. French movies, stuff that's impossible to find in the states.
Is there a tool I can use to bypass this firmware limitation so I can play Region 2 DVD on my Region 1 powerbook as many times as I want?
SBC is doing the same thing that SCO is doing, only in reverse. Read on and you'll see what I mean.
There is a saying in the PR industry that goes something like this: "Every PR is good PR". The attacks that SCO has made against us has been one of the best demonstrations of this saying. Even though they showed a face of humanity that would make most criminals throw up, their stock went up substantialy and the officers made some serious cash.
Now look at what SBC is doing
IANAL, nevertheless I believe SBC doesn't stand a chance in court. They know it. Their General Counsel has huge balls but I think he knows that this is a great publicity. GREAT publicity.
At a time of software patents, monopolies held by incompetents and failing companies trying to kill Open Source, it sure feels good to see someone doing The Right Thing. Or at least it would seem.
After reading this story, I would switch to SBC if they covered my area...
There is a saying that goes like this: "Every PR is good PR". SCO is dying, thery took the OSI as target and they will go great length to make sure the hipe stays up.
I can change desktops by scrolling the wheel on my mouse. I can only do it with enlightemnent. Do you know of any other window manager that can do that?
Apple has to be out of their mind to allow corporate legal red tape boloney to squelch the brillant mind of Finlay Dobbie. They should be ashamed because they were once young themselves.
The campaign finance reform (CFR) is designed to ban the use of so called 'soft money'. Soft money encompasses unregulated donations to political parties from individuals, corporations or unions.
The ban on soft money introduces a heavy regulation as to what goes into a political party's purse and who the money comes from.
If you follow international news, you may know that next month there will be presidential elections in France. The debate is geared towards the financing of the RPR, the (republican) party of Jacques Chirac, the current president who is running for re-election.
Soft money is (or should I say 'was') legal bribe.
John 'maddog' Hall, President of Linux International paid a visit to the florida linux user exchange to talk about open source in a business perspective. He said the following:
Why do people paint? Why do amateurs play an instrument? Why is it that they are, most of the time, much more talented than the professionals?
The quote is not perfect, I didn't write down his exact words but the spirit is here. We are amateurs. We are what Rock'n Roll was before the major music distribution companies took over the business and squeezed everything we loved about Rock out of it. We are amateurs, we tour the country in buses, not planes. We do it for the love of the game. If we get good at it, money and chicks start coming, that's good:-) but that's not the goal.
Haim.
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I just can't believe you quote an entire email and don't give credit to the author. That's just plain wrong.
My guess is you are a karma whore, nothing more. Now I may be wrong, you might be the actual author. In this case, let us know.
My only problem with this is that Microsoft lacks the motivation to fix the hole if no one else knows what it is.
I don't generally defend MS but what you said is simply not true. If you compare MS to other companies, I think they have a descent response time and take ALL issues quite seriously. Yes their product sucks but as far as I know (and I read Bugtraq religiously), they are usually not too far behind.
The first one who replies to my post by mentionning Code Red doesn't know what he is talking about. MS released a patch for Code Red weeks before the worm spread like wild fire. Get your story straight.
Every now and then there is this discussion on bugtraq about full disclosure. It started last week by someone mentionning the cost of the worm and its variants. How eEye could have done better and stuff
Let me make myself clear: Full disclosure is mandatory!. Without it, we are all screwed.
We met at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention. I remember you beeing the first person taking the microphone to ask Craig Mundie some questions during the debate. You invited him to discuss the philosophy behind the GPL compared to the philosophy behind Microsoft's shared-source license.
I wanted to know. Did he accept your invitation? What will you ask him when you two meet face to face?
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Many folks have pointed out the lack of logic in rating the game Adult Only following a third party modification that allows the player to see a naked girl. The girl, mind you, is virtual.
The truth is, the US is a country were no one is responsible, especially not the parents. They buy a game to their spoiled fat brats so that they will shut up once they are done with the gallon of ice cream. The game is here to keep the kids occupied in front of the almighty TV.
When people started looting the Walmarts in New Orleans, some were screaming "TV!TV!TV!" (see Newsweek of this week). It is no secret that the television is the almighty home appliance today in the US.
Look at the way the politicians were (and to a certain extent, still are) blaming each other for the mess related to the rescue efforts in the region. This is a country were it does not matter who is right or wrong, as long as the blame goes to someone else. See also the song "Blame Canada" from South Park the Movie.
Just food for toughts.
If it runs the same processor as my $300 Dell, why should I go spend all the money and get a Mac? Just for the OS? I'm wondering.
Watch IBM stock's go down the drain today, and Intel going way up.
"Honey! When are you going to get rid of that old junk in the garage?!?! All it does is collect dust."
...
And the guy comes back with a nice paypal receipt from Ebay. So if you are like this poor man, having your marriage ruined by excessive video games, Ebay is the solution!
Think of it, it's cheaper than a family lawyer and you can do it all from your computer at home.
Amazing
"The problem is not a lack of highly educated workers," said Scott Kirwin, founder of the Information Technology Professionals Association of America. "The problem is a lack of highly educated workers willing to work for the minimum wage or lower in the U.S. Costs are driving outsourcing, not the quality of American schools."
Granted, it's at the end of the article but still ....
I understand region codes and the fact the firmware does not allow me to change the code for my internal DVD player more than 5 times.
I travel a lot to France and there are many movies there that I would like to have on my region 1 DVD player. French movies, stuff that's impossible to find in the states.
Is there a tool I can use to bypass this firmware limitation so I can play Region 2 DVD on my Region 1 powerbook as many times as I want?
Thanks.
There is a saying in the PR industry that goes something like this: "Every PR is good PR". The attacks that SCO has made against us has been one of the best demonstrations of this saying. Even though they showed a face of humanity that would make most criminals throw up, their stock went up substantialy and the officers made some serious cash.
Now look at what SBC is doing
IANAL, nevertheless I believe SBC doesn't stand a chance in court. They know it. Their General Counsel has huge balls but I think he knows that this is a great publicity. GREAT publicity.
At a time of software patents, monopolies held by incompetents and failing companies trying to kill Open Source, it sure feels good to see someone doing The Right Thing. Or at least it would seem.
After reading this story, I would switch to SBC if they covered my area ...
What about you?
You don't get it do you?
There is a saying that goes like this: "Every PR is good PR". SCO is dying, thery took the OSI as target and they will go great length to make sure the hipe stays up.
This is not a good thing. Not at all.
It's so rare to find a woman like you. You are young, smart, interrested in politics and you know what Open Source is.
Are you available?
If yes, check out my web site and drop me an email at your convenience. I will gladly fly to California to meet you in person.
http://www.dimer.org
No.
The real answer for Unix on the desktop is Mac OS X. Linux is a pain in the ass on the desktop, with or without Ximian.
I would know, I've recently switched to Apple after Using Linux (all distribs) for > 6 years.
No. War does not always bring peace. Look at the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Blood brings blood.
I can change desktops by scrolling the wheel on my mouse. I can only do it with enlightemnent. Do you know of any other window manager that can do that?
HP tried to by that same division for $38 billions 3 years ago. I say they are getting a deal.
Not much happening today ... man ...
N.L.
The ban on soft money introduces a heavy regulation as to what goes into a political party's purse and who the money comes from.
If you follow international news, you may know that next month there will be presidential elections in France. The debate is geared towards the financing of the RPR, the (republican) party of Jacques Chirac, the current president who is running for re-election.
Soft money is (or should I say 'was') legal bribe.
Debian under w32 ... Look at the HURD and tell me what it is that you see.
D.
Permission denied
I don't own the directory. Good luck :P
Why do people paint? Why do amateurs play an instrument? Why is it that they are, most of the time, much more talented than the professionals?
The quote is not perfect, I didn't write down his exact words but the spirit is here. We are amateurs. We are what Rock'n Roll was before the major music distribution companies took over the business and squeezed everything we loved about Rock out of it. We are amateurs, we tour the country in buses, not planes. We do it for the love of the game. If we get good at it, money and chicks start coming, that's good :-) but that's not the goal.
Haim.
My guess is you are a karma whore, nothing more. Now I may be wrong, you might be the actual author. In this case, let us know.
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Email: [Digital-Vortex]@securityfocus.com
Voila.
I don't generally defend MS but what you said is simply not true. If you compare MS to other companies, I think they have a descent response time and take ALL issues quite seriously. Yes their product sucks but as far as I know (and I read Bugtraq religiously), they are usually not too far behind.
The first one who replies to my post by mentionning Code Red doesn't know what he is talking about. MS released a patch for Code Red weeks before the worm spread like wild fire. Get your story straight.
Every now and then there is this discussion on bugtraq about full disclosure. It started last week by someone mentionning the cost of the worm and its variants. How eEye could have done better and stuff
Let me make myself clear: Full disclosure is mandatory!. Without it, we are all screwed.
Please flame accordingly.
We met at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention. I remember you beeing the first person taking the microphone to ask Craig Mundie some questions during the debate. You invited him to discuss the philosophy behind the GPL compared to the philosophy behind Microsoft's shared-source license.
I wanted to know. Did he accept your invitation? What will you ask him when you two meet face to face?
Haim.
Do you have any idea where I could fine this terrific game for Linux?
I would greatly appreciate any information.
H.