Now they can't go around pretending to be all cool and tolerant. I'd love to see their hipocrit faces when they are judged by the rest of their hipocrit friends who were smart enough not to sign the petition... Eat shit motherfuckers!!
This is like the worst excuse ever. How can they release a software product and not have the source code?? It's not like you can compile flow charts into usable software before you finish writing the code. If the code compiles fine, it's just a matter of publishing it (you don't even have to make it pretty). Any takes on the matter?
Or use the Ipod as a external drive (which is what i usually do, and i think that's what GP meant), download it to your friend's computer (if he doesn't have one his not your friend). Solved
Hey Sparrow, if you think IDing yourself is the same as "being tracked" or having to prove you are innocent of any given crime, you have issues buddy. I just said it as an example, as i, for one, have never had to proof my identity to the police, but if they required me to do it, i'd do it. That retarded way of thinking of yours is why there are so many problems of identity theft in the US, and so very very little here in Spain. I'll stick with our way of doing things. Thank you very much
That reminded me of the times I played Lemmings in my 386. Whenever i got bored or frustrated I would just put two lemmings in "guard" mode right where they came out into the level, and after getting them all packed into the 3 or 4 pixels left between the guards, I would hit the suicide button and watch all of those lemmings blow up. It was like fireworks! Pretty fireworks!
It might be so in the US or UK or wherever your are from, but in Spain everybody over eighteen is obligated to carry our national id (DNI) or similar. If you don't they have every right to take you "downtown" and verify your identity. I don't see the problem in proving you are who you say you are. Example: COP: Afternoon sir, We are looking for a known serial killer named xxxx. May I see your ID? RANDOM PERSON: No, but my name is yyyy, I'm not xxxx. COP: Ok, thank you sir. Good day.
If you don't see a problem with that, you should go back to your cabin, Unabomber.
The thing about drug-testing (not alcohol) for driving purposes that always leaves me wondering is: how the they know I'm positively high? Maybe I shared a joint a month ago with my buddies, and since THC is fat-soluble it lasts longer than any other controlled substance in your system. Maybe it doesn't last for so long in your saliva, but still there should be a threshold just like there is with alcohol ( >0.23 = your are busted, 0.23 = you can go now). How do they legally state that you are not ok to operate a motor vehicle?? In my opinion the only way to assess this would be by legalizing, and then restricting. This way it's just nuts.
Half of the joke is only seen when you hover over the cartoon.
Man..., after all this time following xkcd, and i just learned that from you (I wondered what you meant, and i just checked it with monday's strip). I wonder what i've been missing all this time (not gonna recheck them). I guess i'll wait until i buy the book and hope they use the hover-over text as a bottom note.
I feel dumb. And judging by your +5 Informative, i'm not the only one who learnt something today. Cheers!
IThe problem with the PS3 is not that it doesn't have software but...
Let me stop you right there. The reason why the PS3 is not dominating the market is completely software related. It's related to the fact that you can't pirate PS3 games (hooray DRM!!). The very same reason why they made it so big with their first console (pirating games for the original PlayStation was the greatest selling point of their platform) is the reason they are not dominating right now. I noticed this a while back while thinking about purchasing a new console. If you do the math, xbos360 and a few pirate games totally wins over the PS3 and 50+ euros per game. Just my 2 cents.
I saw a piece on TV about this very same phenomenon, with people making the same kind of absurd claims. What really seemed off to me was the fact that even though they claimed to be extremely sensible to the presence of electronic devices, they didn't seem to be bothered by the camera crew, illumination, sound and the reporter doing the interview, taking into consideration not only their technical equipment but also their cellphones etc. As soon as I saw this I called (psychosomatic) BULLSHIT!
Bravo! I must say i'm pretty flattered by your search. Only a couple of errors (the mininova thing and my current residence) but still pretty good. That's why i started using a different nick for my dirty deeds (and Tor). For example, you don't want to use the same nick for slashdot and for that BSDM site you like so much (rhetorical you). And by the way, your nick only yields slashdot posts, so kudos on that (or get out more), whatever answer is better. Cheers!
And today, we spend a lot of our time putting our real world identities out there and sharing them
I must say that even though i (lightly) use social sites i take great care in maintaining my real identity as obscure as possible, so only people who know me can recognize me. I can proudly say that if i google my full name it yields 0 results. How many of you can say that??
Disclaimer: I'm from Spain, and here we have two last names, making collisions harder (e.g. John Smith)
Actually, the equivalent of the RIAA here in Spain is called SGAE, which roughly translates as "General Society of Authors and Editors". As a Spaniard and a rabid bittorrent user, I officially welcome this sudden outbreak of common sense. But let's see first how long this lasts and how far it goes (as Mr Wolf would say: let's not start sucking our cocks just yet!)
What i think this guy should do is to publish the name of the problematic bank and/or ATM vendor, and give their users a month to withdraw all of their assets from that bank (since they clearly don't care about their customers' finances) and move to another one (of their own choosing). I'm sure as hell they would fix the problem ipso facto. My 2 cents.
I have also come to think, does this only apply to the US? I would think so, so there's nothing to worry about for the rest of the world. (Sometimes somebody needs to remark the US-centric news that are not tagged so)
Wrong. Learn to differentiate reality from fantasy.
He obeys the strict letter of the law, but ignores the customs and rules of polite behavior.
Polite behavior?? I haven't played this game, nor will i ever, but it seems like an appropriate guess to think that the goal of this game is to kill your enemy (or nemesis or whatever). For further insight please read my previous post (but you probably won't, because you already know your are right). It's just a game, for f**k's sake. GET A LIFE!!
... in virtual worlds the rules can be set by the players themselves. The developers in this context are enablers, rather than Gods passing down "rules".
If those user-driven rules are so important for the gameplay, they should just pass them along to the developers so they can add them to the actual rules. That's what we in the real world call "Laws". If they don't like the way things are they should go play somewhere else. Stupid whining babies...
and once somebody exploits it, they will lose money really quickly.
Not necessarily. IANAE but they probably make money off the transactions, whoever makes them, and whoever profits from them. I think it would be analogous to obtaining the source code for the DowJones stock scoring system. DJ wouldn't be the first/most affected by it. Please correct me if i'm wrong.
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Now they can't go around pretending to be all cool and tolerant. I'd love to see their hipocrit faces when they are judged by the rest of their hipocrit friends who were smart enough not to sign the petition...
Eat shit motherfuckers!!
This is like the worst excuse ever. How can they release a software product and not have the source code?? It's not like you can compile flow charts into usable software before you finish writing the code. If the code compiles fine, it's just a matter of publishing it (you don't even have to make it pretty). Any takes on the matter?
Or use the Ipod as a external drive (which is what i usually do, and i think that's what GP meant), download it to your friend's computer (if he doesn't have one his not your friend). Solved
2. Mom and sister. Too bad my dad's laptop is from work, or he would be in too.
Hey Sparrow, if you think IDing yourself is the same as "being tracked" or having to prove you are innocent of any given crime, you have issues buddy. I just said it as an example, as i, for one, have never had to proof my identity to the police, but if they required me to do it, i'd do it. That retarded way of thinking of yours is why there are so many problems of identity theft in the US, and so very very little here in Spain. I'll stick with our way of doing things. Thank you very much
That sounds like fun! What happens afterwards? Do you instantly die? If not I'd love to know how to do it (if you don't mind sharing). Thanx
That reminded me of the times I played Lemmings in my 386. Whenever i got bored or frustrated I would just put two lemmings in "guard" mode right where they came out into the level, and after getting them all packed into the 3 or 4 pixels left between the guards, I would hit the suicide button and watch all of those lemmings blow up. It was like fireworks! Pretty fireworks!
You REALLY must be new here.
Welcome to Slashdot and the Internet! (He must be new here, since he doesn't know about Google)
It might be so in the US or UK or wherever your are from, but in Spain everybody over eighteen is obligated to carry our national id (DNI) or similar. If you don't they have every right to take you "downtown" and verify your identity. I don't see the problem in proving you are who you say you are. Example:
COP: Afternoon sir, We are looking for a known serial killer named xxxx. May I see your ID?
RANDOM PERSON: No, but my name is yyyy, I'm not xxxx.
COP: Ok, thank you sir. Good day.
If you don't see a problem with that, you should go back to your cabin, Unabomber.
The thing about drug-testing (not alcohol) for driving purposes that always leaves me wondering is: how the they know I'm positively high? Maybe I shared a joint a month ago with my buddies, and since THC is fat-soluble it lasts longer than any other controlled substance in your system. Maybe it doesn't last for so long in your saliva, but still there should be a threshold just like there is with alcohol ( >0.23 = your are busted, 0.23 = you can go now). How do they legally state that you are not ok to operate a motor vehicle?? In my opinion the only way to assess this would be by legalizing, and then restricting. This way it's just nuts.
Half of the joke is only seen when you hover over the cartoon.
Man..., after all this time following xkcd, and i just learned that from you (I wondered what you meant, and i just checked it with monday's strip). I wonder what i've been missing all this time (not gonna recheck them). I guess i'll wait until i buy the book and hope they use the hover-over text as a bottom note.
I feel dumb. And judging by your +5 Informative, i'm not the only one who learnt something today.
Cheers!
IThe problem with the PS3 is not that it doesn't have software but ...
Let me stop you right there. The reason why the PS3 is not dominating the market is completely software related. It's related to the fact that you can't pirate PS3 games (hooray DRM!!). The very same reason why they made it so big with their first console (pirating games for the original PlayStation was the greatest selling point of their platform) is the reason they are not dominating right now. I noticed this a while back while thinking about purchasing a new console. If you do the math, xbos360 and a few pirate games totally wins over the PS3 and 50+ euros per game.
Just my 2 cents.
... and perhaps FM radio. 3.5" audio jack is nice to have, too.
I'll bite in the whole "Slashdot is US centric, get over it!" thing, but it's 3.5 mm not inches. Buddy.
I saw a piece on TV about this very same phenomenon, with people making the same kind of absurd claims. What really seemed off to me was the fact that even though they claimed to be extremely sensible to the presence of electronic devices, they didn't seem to be bothered by the camera crew, illumination, sound and the reporter doing the interview, taking into consideration not only their technical equipment but also their cellphones etc. As soon as I saw this I called (psychosomatic) BULLSHIT!
The actual question is: if he gets money for his wrong imprisonment, will they make him split it with his ex-wife (ala "Life")?
Bravo! I must say i'm pretty flattered by your search. Only a couple of errors (the mininova thing and my current residence) but still pretty good. That's why i started using a different nick for my dirty deeds (and Tor). For example, you don't want to use the same nick for slashdot and for that BSDM site you like so much (rhetorical you).
And by the way, your nick only yields slashdot posts, so kudos on that (or get out more), whatever answer is better. Cheers!
And today, we spend a lot of our time putting our real world identities out there and sharing them
I must say that even though i (lightly) use social sites i take great care in maintaining my real identity as obscure as possible, so only people who know me can recognize me. I can proudly say that if i google my full name it yields 0 results. How many of you can say that??
Disclaimer: I'm from Spain, and here we have two last names, making collisions harder (e.g. John Smith)
Actually, the equivalent of the RIAA here in Spain is called SGAE, which roughly translates as "General Society of Authors and Editors". As a Spaniard and a rabid bittorrent user, I officially welcome this sudden outbreak of common sense. But let's see first how long this lasts and how far it goes (as Mr Wolf would say: let's not start sucking our cocks just yet!)
What i think this guy should do is to publish the name of the problematic bank and/or ATM vendor, and give their users a month to withdraw all of their assets from that bank (since they clearly don't care about their customers' finances) and move to another one (of their own choosing). I'm sure as hell they would fix the problem ipso facto. My 2 cents.
I have also come to think, does this only apply to the US? I would think so, so there's nothing to worry about for the rest of the world. (Sometimes somebody needs to remark the US-centric news that are not tagged so)
So, a researcher enters a foreign land.
Wrong. Learn to differentiate reality from fantasy.
He obeys the strict letter of the law, but ignores the customs and rules of polite behavior.
Polite behavior?? I haven't played this game, nor will i ever, but it seems like an appropriate guess to think that the goal of this game is to kill your enemy (or nemesis or whatever).
For further insight please read my previous post (but you probably won't, because you already know your are right). It's just a game, for f**k's sake. GET A LIFE!!
... in virtual worlds the rules can be set by the players themselves. The developers in this context are enablers, rather than Gods passing down "rules".
If those user-driven rules are so important for the gameplay, they should just pass them along to the developers so they can add them to the actual rules. That's what we in the real world call "Laws". If they don't like the way things are they should go play somewhere else. Stupid whining babies...
and once somebody exploits it, they will lose money really quickly.
Not necessarily. IANAE but they probably make money off the transactions, whoever makes them, and whoever profits from them. I think it would be analogous to obtaining the source code for the DowJones stock scoring system. DJ wouldn't be the first/most affected by it. Please correct me if i'm wrong.
Bash?? Really?? Then i guess we don't have to ask the age old question... What OS do their systems run??