I can sort of see where the professor is coming from. This is similar to a student posting scan-tron results from a test, but unlike the scan-tron results this actually has other uses besides cheating. Anyway copying is now an archaic form a cheating, and it seems most students who are going to cheat are moving to outsourcing. Instead of buying an essay that was already written, they pay a professional to write it, or in this case they pay a programmer to write it. Most professors won't do much until it becomes a problem, and even then there's really nothing the school can do until they find the original writer, or the student confesses. Most teachers will just increase the workload trying which pretty much just tortures everybody instead of just the cheaters. Hell about 2 years ago it seems like schools were almost proud there CS students were outsourcing.

You probably don't realize this, but most other goods have a certain wear and tear that video games (and other digital media) don't have. A used car, or TV is not going to be as good as the day it was bought due to everyday wear and tear of the buttons, tubes, engine, and just about every other component. Unlike other goods a video game isn't going break due to it being used therefore a used game is pretty much just as good as a new one (assuming it's fully working when you get it). If this applied to cars, or TVs or any other industry they'd definitely be complaining. Now let's look at the numbers. Currently the video game industry does about $10billion worth of sales per year. Now gamestop's used game sales are about $2billion, and that's just one company. No other industry has 20% of their sales matched by a used market let alone a used market from a single company. With companies like Amazon, and Best Buy are looking at ways to break into the used game market it's pretty clear the used game market is going to be growing, and it's only going to hurt the companies making the games. Now I'm not expecting the game industry to completely dissolve used games (I mean look how well that worked for the PC), but I think there should be some small re-licensing fees associated with used game sales that will help fund new a better games in the future. Hypothetically let's say a company that does over $1 million in used media sales pays a 10% used tax on the sale of each title to the publishers that own the rights to said media. If gamestop passes the tax onto those selling the games (I should also mention a lot of games sold to gamestop are stolen) than they can profit even more. For example let's say they buy a game for $10 with the intention of selling it for $30. If they apply the 10% tax to the seller that would knock the price down to 7$ since the tax is paid at the resale, not the trade in. Now as time goes on the game doesn't sell and the game price drops to $20. If gamespot sells the game for $20 they are paying $1 less tax than originally planed and technically profiting. Now you're probably saying they would of made more had they sold it for $30, but it doesn't work that way tax or no tax.

I've read several articles that tend to ramble about Skype's security. Most of it's speculation though since Skype uses proprietary software. Obviously no program is 100% secure, but I think w/ the millions of accounts, and it's history of running w/ a nefarious crowd if there was a huge security link the shit would of hit the fan by now. Still it's not a bad idea to close skype when you're not using it, and watch your account closely.

I haven't read through "all" the comments so sorry if this was already covered. This situation is suppose to be in the hands of the publisher, not the author. If you don't feel the publisher is doing enough to sell legitimate copies of your books find a new publisher. This is basically a trust issue w/ your publisher just like the price of the book. You hope they know what they're doing so you can reap the benefits of your labor. Basically you have to accept that a ton of people are going to pirate your book, and about 1/2 of them will never even read it (not that it will make you feel any better). What you need to concentrate on is the people that are, or are looking into buying your book. Those are the people that are going to put food on the table.

Looking at nutritional values Panera isn't healthier than McDonalds. They may have a few healthy alternatives, and give the image that their food is healthier, but it's just as bad if not worse in a few cases.

I'd recommend trying to get real world experience. If you can't find a job, or have worked a few jobs and don't like your work then you can start looking at Grad school. Sadly most people in academia will always suggest getting more education, and those in the workforce will always suggest more experience. So you never really get a good stand point especially from academia since many don't have a lot of workforce experience.

At least they're not trying to put a GPS tracker in your home.

King Bhumibol Adulyadej is actually against the lÃse majesté law. So you're probably asking yourself why is this a problem? It's a problem for two reasons. One is the Thai people for the most part love their King, and insulting him is like insulting the country. Highly conservative groups feel like this is treason and should be treated as such. The other reason the lÃse majesté law is still in effect is that the current Thai government relies on the good name of the king. In their eyes if the King is no longer respected than the government that is supported by the king is no longer respected either. Yea it doesn't make much sense to normal people, but these are politicians we are talking about. I'd also like to point out that the Thai Monarchy is a shining example of how a Monarchy should behave. The Thai's have good reason to love their king.

A few tech companies tried this back about 8 years ago, and it didn't work. The problem with moving out to "the middle of nowhere" is you can't offer potential employees anything besides a job. Smart employees know that if they move to the middle of nowhere their options become limited when it comes to things outside of work, like raising a family, and spending a night on the town. "middle of nowhere" corporations have a very difficult time wooing good employees, and usually have to stick with those who are desperate and dumb.