The resolution of most computers is MUCH MUCH higher than "high def"
Even if they cant full screen in xxx resolution what difference does it make? Unless they force full screen in 640x480 or whatever what can they do? I was under the impression that a lot of LCDs these days cant even handle that low resolution. Reguardless, why is it that people have to pay, or do anything to play any DVDs on their computers? Shouldn't the liscense to play them (or blu-ray or HDDVD) come with the hardware? (ie. DVDROM) It seems rediculous that people should be blocked out from playing media when they have legitimate hardware. I was under the impression when buying my DVD-Rom that I was allowed to play DVDs, am I just stupid? I'd imagine this is what most other people would think as well.
either 1) let him pay damages for the spam he sent 2) a) let his parents pay damages for the spam he sent b) let him sit in juvie til he is 18 and bar him from the internet for xx time or forever
Being in his room after curfew is what the majority of 16 year olds do anyway, so I don't see how the hell that is a punishment.
At the very least he needs a year or two of community service. 5 million emails should be at least a few hundred $ in damages, right? Probably more in the 4 or 5 digits though.
You missed my original post, the smoking bit was sarcasm. People get paid to do their job. If that job requires the internet, obviously they would use it. If the job does not require the internet I think it is fully up to their boss.
Also, if I did have a job that forbid smoking I would not smoke. Of course being a smoker, that is a criteria when looking for a job. As it should be for anyone that requires surfing the internet.
Obviously you and anyone else that has an internet / computer related job are an exception. Now the lady that is supposed to be filling in forms shouldn't be spending half her time browsing online stores.
Tired of the tyranny? Their job is to WORK. Now, if it isn't a hamper on production I could almost see a reason for the employer to be interested in giving them access, not a right to the employee reguardless.
I'm a smoker but you don't see me bitching about how mean my boss is for not letting me smoke at my desk, is that any different? Maybe I should hire a lawyer..
Do they think they should be able to talk on the phone all day too? While they are "working". I'm a "digital native" and still think its up to the employers. If the employees don't want to work without internet then they should get the boot, screw letting them quit. Their job is to work, not surf.
There would be no reason to go back to the drawing board.
All men take the vaccine All women unable to have children take the vaccine All lesbians no longer interested in having children have surgury to make it not possible, take the vaccine
Who is left to give AIDs to these young women? Unless these young straight women have sex with each other we are pretty much good.
Reguardless I could see the vaccine going away or greatly reducing after a vaccine is public, see any other disease or virus that was widespread once and is now almost impossible to find even if you arent vaccinated.
Now of course he'll need more moves than just "punch". I was thinking Mike Tyson could jump in and bite a piece of his ear off spraying blood all over the surrounding enemies. Then maybe use some training equipment from the game as melee weapons (Jump ropes, weights, etc.)
No offense is meant to the poster but you do realize this is slashdot, right?
For some reason that question just seems like something a bunch of "normal" people would talk about during a break at work. I've never met a geek stupid enough to smack their spinning hard drive to keep it from fucking up, as an example. Hot swapping PCI cards sounds like something I would do shortly after rebuilding my first OEM computer in the 90s while I still didnt know shit and was sub double digits in age. (guess it woulda been an ISA card then actually)
Does anyone here actually do crap like that?
When I first started reading the article / summary I thought he was talking about the "voodoo" that makes stuff work and there would be loads of insightful comments about the underlying technology behind computers:(
PS. That seems like something/.ers would be interested in reading, even if they already know about it.
It took me about the same to really get into the game. Once I did I was hooked, for about a week. 2 or 3 late nights and I had beaten the game and realized doing small quests was absolutely boring after a while.
Oblivion has got to be one of the strangest games I've ever played. It was so great yet I barely played it. Most other games I would consider great I've had no trouble playing through numerous times without getting too bored.
It wasn't meant as exactly "how much does 100% of Microsoft's and ONLY Microsoft's software work?".
Though you do bring up a good point. Obviously every piece of software will have an error sometime. Even if in some cases its for some extremely obscure reason or as a result of hardware failure (or both)
Is get him to host an ISO and share his cd key (or google one I guess) so none of us naughty pirates get attacked by WGA.
I mean, maybe he should distribute it for all the people that are being wrongfully accused of having a pirated version.
On a less stupid note, exactly how much of Microsoft's software has worked 100% of the time? Especially with all these false positives out there is it really to be so unexpected that a single person would be able to slip through the cracks?
As mentioned in my previous post. They have their excuse for even more Vista delays. If you didn't read the old article they gave these "black hats" the authority to halt shipments of Vista until all issues are resolved.
Sort of like the tiny cell phones in comparison to older ones that the majority of the elderly don't use? Obviously if it isn't your type of product you wouldn't use it.
Besides, how standard are flash memory cards? The same problems apply to them which doesn't stop them from appearing in every digital camera you can buy these days.
I've never lost a flash drive, though I don't keep many of them.
Obviously these arent for kids or people that lose things easily. Besides, if it became mainstream they would be price competetive with current CDs. Losing one would mean nothing. Theres nothing stopping people that can't keep track of their things from putting them into oversized cases anyway.
Maybe not even 1CM.. 2-3CM would be just fine. An important question is why the hell does all of our media have to be huge? Something the size of a flash card or slightly larger would be MUCH better. I'd take a 2.5CM disc with 30GB storage over a 8-9CM disk with 400GB storage any day.
Imagine your whole 300+ movie collection weighing less than 5 lbs and taking a cubic foot of shelf space including the case!
Or computer manufactuers, maybe just CD burner or hard disk makers. They all equally "allow" people to pirate via their resources. Just as much as limewire does at least..
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The resolution of most computers is MUCH MUCH higher than "high def"
Even if they cant full screen in xxx resolution what difference does it make? Unless they force full screen in 640x480 or whatever what can they do? I was under the impression that a lot of LCDs these days cant even handle that low resolution. Reguardless, why is it that people have to pay, or do anything to play any DVDs on their computers? Shouldn't the liscense to play them (or blu-ray or HDDVD) come with the hardware? (ie. DVDROM) It seems rediculous that people should be blocked out from playing media when they have legitimate hardware. I was under the impression when buying my DVD-Rom that I was allowed to play DVDs, am I just stupid? I'd imagine this is what most other people would think as well.
either
1) let him pay damages for the spam he sent
2) a) let his parents pay damages for the spam he sent
b) let him sit in juvie til he is 18 and bar him from the internet for xx time or forever
Being in his room after curfew is what the majority of 16 year olds do anyway, so I don't see how the hell that is a punishment.
At the very least he needs a year or two of community service. 5 million emails should be at least a few hundred $ in damages, right? Probably more in the 4 or 5 digits though.
You missed my original post, the smoking bit was sarcasm. People get paid to do their job. If that job requires the internet, obviously they would use it. If the job does not require the internet I think it is fully up to their boss.
Also, if I did have a job that forbid smoking I would not smoke. Of course being a smoker, that is a criteria when looking for a job. As it should be for anyone that requires surfing the internet.
Obviously you and anyone else that has an internet / computer related job are an exception. Now the lady that is supposed to be filling in forms shouldn't be spending half her time browsing online stores.
Tired of the tyranny? Their job is to WORK. Now, if it isn't a hamper on production I could almost see a reason for the employer to be interested in giving them access, not a right to the employee reguardless.
I'm a smoker but you don't see me bitching about how mean my boss is for not letting me smoke at my desk, is that any different? Maybe I should hire a lawyer..
Do they think they should be able to talk on the phone all day too? While they are "working". I'm a "digital native" and still think its up to the employers. If the employees don't want to work without internet then they should get the boot, screw letting them quit. Their job is to work, not surf.
Thank god, now finally the damn buzz-word will be gone forever.
On a related note, does that mean I could trademark something like "Apple 8.7" just for fun?
There would be no reason to go back to the drawing board.
All men take the vaccine
All women unable to have children take the vaccine
All lesbians no longer interested in having children have surgury to make it not possible, take the vaccine
Who is left to give AIDs to these young women? Unless these young straight women have sex with each other we are pretty much good.
Reguardless I could see the vaccine going away or greatly reducing after a vaccine is public, see any other disease or virus that was widespread once and is now almost impossible to find even if you arent vaccinated.
Evander Holyfield from Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing
Now of course he'll need more moves than just "punch". I was thinking Mike Tyson could jump in and bite a piece of his ear off spraying blood all over the surrounding enemies. Then maybe use some training equipment from the game as melee weapons (Jump ropes, weights, etc.)
No offense is meant to the poster but you do realize this is slashdot, right?
:(
/.ers would be interested in reading, even if they already know about it.
For some reason that question just seems like something a bunch of "normal" people would talk about during a break at work. I've never met a geek stupid enough to smack their spinning hard drive to keep it from fucking up, as an example. Hot swapping PCI cards sounds like something I would do shortly after rebuilding my first OEM computer in the 90s while I still didnt know shit and was sub double digits in age. (guess it woulda been an ISA card then actually)
Does anyone here actually do crap like that?
When I first started reading the article / summary I thought he was talking about the "voodoo" that makes stuff work and there would be loads of insightful comments about the underlying technology behind computers
PS. That seems like something
They are just text files with a different extention. Just about any text editor should open .nfo files
It took me about the same to really get into the game. Once I did I was hooked, for about a week. 2 or 3 late nights and I had beaten the game and realized doing small quests was absolutely boring after a while.
Oblivion has got to be one of the strangest games I've ever played. It was so great yet I barely played it. Most other games I would consider great I've had no trouble playing through numerous times without getting too bored.
It wasn't meant as exactly "how much does 100% of Microsoft's and ONLY Microsoft's software work?".
Though you do bring up a good point. Obviously every piece of software will have an error sometime. Even if in some cases its for some extremely obscure reason or as a result of hardware failure (or both)
Whoever modded him "insightful" needs to have their moderation modded "funny".
Myself, I need to be modded "off-topic".
Is get him to host an ISO and share his cd key (or google one I guess) so none of us naughty pirates get attacked by WGA.
I mean, maybe he should distribute it for all the people that are being wrongfully accused of having a pirated version.
On a less stupid note, exactly how much of Microsoft's software has worked 100% of the time? Especially with all these false positives out there is it really to be so unexpected that a single person would be able to slip through the cracks?
As mentioned in my previous post. They have their excuse for even more Vista delays. If you didn't read the old article they gave these "black hats" the authority to halt shipments of Vista until all issues are resolved.
Sort of like the tiny cell phones in comparison to older ones that the majority of the elderly don't use? Obviously if it isn't your type of product you wouldn't use it.
Besides, how standard are flash memory cards? The same problems apply to them which doesn't stop them from appearing in every digital camera you can buy these days.
I've never lost a flash drive, though I don't keep many of them.
Obviously these arent for kids or people that lose things easily. Besides, if it became mainstream they would be price competetive with current CDs. Losing one would mean nothing. Theres nothing stopping people that can't keep track of their things from putting them into oversized cases anyway.
lol not math just estimated. Pretty damn funny how close I was though.. thanks for pointing that out!
Mod parent up!!
I agree.
Maybe not even 1CM.. 2-3CM would be just fine. An important question is why the hell does all of our media have to be huge? Something the size of a flash card or slightly larger would be MUCH better. I'd take a 2.5CM disc with 30GB storage over a 8-9CM disk with 400GB storage any day.
Imagine your whole 300+ movie collection weighing less than 5 lbs and taking a cubic foot of shelf space including the case!
Uh, so isn't limewire then a common carrier as well? They don't segregate for or against any type of traffic..
Sorry, meant to say as well. Almost forgot the RIAA is a bunch of greedy bastards.
Or computer manufactuers, maybe just CD burner or hard disk makers. They all equally "allow" people to pirate via their resources. Just as much as limewire does at least..
"has broad authority to block shipments until they pass security tests."
Did this strike anyone else as an excellent scheme to both test their security AND an excuse for delays in shipment of Windows Vista?
"No. If these are you're "intelligent" questions, go read a high school science book."
While were dissecting posts, these are you are "intelligent" questions?
Sorry, bored.