for something you currently get for a flat rate or for free without having to give up the money or privacy that cloud companies hope to leverage into fortunes."
Did it ever occur to you that maybe some people don't want to have to worry about upgrades, viruses, slowness, etc...
If someone out there can provide computer access to users with the protection from Viruses, hardware becoming obsolete, and other general hardware problems, what's the problem in that?
This could work well for the elderly who just don't want to deal with all the crap that comes with owning a computer.
You want to know how you the consumer can fix this? You don't buy the games that have this kind of advertisement in it!
I mean I'm all for static advertising in games that are free, or reduced in price. (Quakelive for example)
But if I'm paying $50 bucks as well as sacrificing privacy and having to deal with ads, I'll have none of it.
But the only way you can fix this is by not buying the product. Show them that you will have no part in it. Problem is, many people will still go out and buy it, which is why they will continue to do it. If they know they can still make money, they will continue with this kind of stuff until we say "No more"
So stick by your guns, and just say no. Else nothing will ever change.
1. The original legislation was proposed back in April and hasn't gone anywhere. At this point I think it's just lacking supporters.
2. From the actual Bill:
(2) may declare a cybersecurity emergency and order the limitation or shutdown of Internet traffic to and from any compromised Federal Government or United States critical infrastructure information system or network;
(5) shall direct the periodic mapping of Federal Government and United States critical infrastructure information systems or networks, and shall develop metrics to measure the effectiveness of the mapping process;
(6) may order the disconnection of any Federal Government or United States critical infrastructure information systems or networks in the interest of national security"....
This meaning that basically any government related network such as national power grids, water plants. (Things that don't need to be accessible from the internet to begin with) will be under the control of the president during a time of an emergency.
This doesn't affect the (Internet) as a whole. The internet is not a central computer that sits in a government warehouse with an On/Off button. The internet is a protocol, not an object. Basically it is the collection of various servers and networking devices from all over the world.
You simple can't just "Turn it off" which is what many people are fearing.
So in short, if we the united states was under some kind of Cyber attack, the President could not turn off (Slashdot.org, digg.com, weather.com) but they could control the networks of those that are government related.
I still haven't read through the entire bill yet, but that seems to be the basic summary.
Slashdot: The other question that is a constant concern within the fan base of Starcraft is the question of disallowing LAN play. How are you solving problems like making sure this is a valid replacement for LAN plan; security, reliability, speed, or even people playing behind things like NAT routers?
Dustin Browder: These are issues that we continue to address as we go forward. Some of these things we have some plans for, but not all of them. It is something that we definitely plan on working on as we go forward to make sure we have things in place to handle every possible user case out there. We just know from WoW that most people can connect online and play. There are some cases out there, some legitimate-use cases -- that aren't just people that refuse to buy a modem or are crazy and weird and living in a closet. We want to make sure we are able to support these legitimate-use cases for LAN play and make it accessible to those users, but we're still trying to identify all of those and decide which cases are legitimate and which are not. These are definitely legitimate concerns, and we're certainly looking to address them.
Translation We have no damn idea, but were going to make it up as we go.
One compelling reason is quality. For instance, I had some job interviews recently, and I'd never do an interview over a cell phone. You worry about the calls cutting out, cuts here and there in the quality, and not being able to hear a question over the phone just looks bad.
On top of that, what would they do if a network connection was dropped or something? I'd assume that if they refunded the money, people could just cut their system and say "Oh well it was a network problem"
The internet is full of sore losers, and I could see this being a big problem like you stated.
The Opportunity rover is also on a long path towards a crater if I'm not mistaken. That could be from an impact that send other rocks flying out to various areas.
Except for the part where people who don't follow the rules (Follow to closely, cross entire lanes of traffic to catch an exit, drive excessively fast (90+) cause accidents thus resulting in traffic.
Or what about people who fail to get over when a sign says "Right lane ends 1/4 mile" Rather than get over now so traffic can move along smoothly (Because if you notice, once the lane ends, things pick up) they wait till the last damn second and hold everyone else up. Yeah sure that may not be against the law, but it still increases traffic (And road rage for that matter)
Yeah, but forcing such a large area to find an alternative is going to be a headache. Not to mention most alternative sources are going to have a bigger problem with compatibility.
Taking an iPod from somebody deprives that person of an iPod. Having an extra copy of a book does not take anything from anyone. Purchasing unauthorised copies is neither equivalent to nor even similar to stealing.
So if I walk into a store and *Take* a pack of gum without paying for it, is it not stealing? I mean...I didn't deprive anyone from their gum.
It has something to do with the fact that developers continue to charge $60 for a game that's the exact same thing as the first version but with better graphics.
Slashdot Mirror
Do you think the Marketers give a rats ass?
What weird is in that link it says...
"By Timothy B. Lee | Last updated May 23, 2008 12:21 PM CT"
Why are people worried?
Two words: Spanish Flu.
Go look it up.
Did it ever occur to you that maybe some people don't want to have to worry about upgrades, viruses, slowness, etc... If someone out there can provide computer access to users with the protection from Viruses, hardware becoming obsolete, and other general hardware problems, what's the problem in that?
This could work well for the elderly who just don't want to deal with all the crap that comes with owning a computer.
It came back up for me about 10 minutes ago.
You want to know how you the consumer can fix this? You don't buy the games that have this kind of advertisement in it!
I mean I'm all for static advertising in games that are free, or reduced in price. (Quakelive for example)
But if I'm paying $50 bucks as well as sacrificing privacy and having to deal with ads, I'll have none of it.
But the only way you can fix this is by not buying the product. Show them that you will have no part in it. Problem is, many people will still go out and buy it, which is why they will continue to do it. If they know they can still make money, they will continue with this kind of stuff until we say "No more"
So stick by your guns, and just say no. Else nothing will ever change.
2. From the actual Bill:
(2) may declare a cybersecurity emergency and order the limitation or shutdown of Internet traffic to and from any compromised Federal Government or United States critical infrastructure information system or network;
(5) shall direct the periodic mapping of Federal Government and United States critical infrastructure information systems or networks, and shall develop metrics to measure the effectiveness of the mapping process;
(6) may order the disconnection of any Federal Government or United States critical infrastructure information systems or networks in the interest of national security"....
This meaning that basically any government related network such as national power grids, water plants. (Things that don't need to be accessible from the internet to begin with) will be under the control of the president during a time of an emergency.
This doesn't affect the (Internet) as a whole. The internet is not a central computer that sits in a government warehouse with an On/Off button. The internet is a protocol, not an object. Basically it is the collection of various servers and networking devices from all over the world.
You simple can't just "Turn it off" which is what many people are fearing.
So in short, if we the united states was under some kind of Cyber attack, the President could not turn off (Slashdot.org, digg.com, weather.com) but they could control the networks of those that are government related.
I still haven't read through the entire bill yet, but that seems to be the basic summary.
Translation We have no damn idea, but were going to make it up as we go.
One compelling reason is quality. For instance, I had some job interviews recently, and I'd never do an interview over a cell phone. You worry about the calls cutting out, cuts here and there in the quality, and not being able to hear a question over the phone just looks bad.
Heck with the way things are now, the Auto Pilot can nearly land a plane by itself.
The idea isn't too far off, but to an extent, we already have an "Auto flying" system currently in use.
I like his idea, but I want to touch on his game for a moment.
It seems that he has an interesting way of doing the game art or graphics.
http://www.quelsolaar.com/love/screen_shots.html
Heck why can't you just run Ethereal on the local PC and just monitor what comes and goes from the local interface?
On top of that, what would they do if a network connection was dropped or something? I'd assume that if they refunded the money, people could just cut their system and say "Oh well it was a network problem"
The internet is full of sore losers, and I could see this being a big problem like you stated.
Opportunity is actually on it's way to a large crater. Perhaps it could come from an impact in that area.
The Opportunity rover is also on a long path towards a crater if I'm not mistaken. That could be from an impact that send other rocks flying out to various areas.
Because many spam emails are generated from open relay servers.
Except for the part where people who don't follow the rules (Follow to closely, cross entire lanes of traffic to catch an exit, drive excessively fast (90+) cause accidents thus resulting in traffic.
Or what about people who fail to get over when a sign says "Right lane ends 1/4 mile" Rather than get over now so traffic can move along smoothly (Because if you notice, once the lane ends, things pick up) they wait till the last damn second and hold everyone else up. Yeah sure that may not be against the law, but it still increases traffic (And road rage for that matter)
If these towers could be brought down from a user who jailbroke his iPhone, then it would have happened already.
No hacker is going to say "Oh well I guess I can't bring down this series of towers, ATT/Apple said it's not legal. Darn..."
This is the lamest excuse I've heard yet...
A wireless Taser?
Yeah, but forcing such a large area to find an alternative is going to be a headache. Not to mention most alternative sources are going to have a bigger problem with compatibility.
While a risky move, Microsoft just needs to pull out of the EU and say "Piss off"
Seriously, they should have the right to bundle their browser with their OS. It's not like they are keeping other browsers from being installed.
So if I walk into a store and *Take* a pack of gum without paying for it, is it not stealing? I mean...I didn't deprive anyone from their gum.
It has something to do with the fact that developers continue to charge $60 for a game that's the exact same thing as the first version but with better graphics.
Why not create games based on older models? I mean...Megaman 9 showed us that even legacy games are still desired by older generations.
Rather that put thought into graphics and such, you could focus your minds on what makes the game fun, and such...
Me personally, I'd LOVE to see another old school RPG game involving sprites and such.
There is a market out there, and developers should take advantage of it.
Go ahead and link me to that story. I'll check it out, because something about that just doesn't sound right.
IE: My bullshit detector is going off.