Comment Don't get too excited yet (Score 1) 60
I actually presented a poster next to Ramesh Raskar at CHI earlier this month. While a very interesting project, he seemed to indicate that it was still very much a work in progress.
Comment Re:What happens when Steam fails? (Score 1) 731
In an MMO, the central server provides a service in addition to authenticating your client.
Comment Re:What happens when Steam fails? (Score 1) 731
Well DUH. My patience is getting cut short. How are you supposed to play an Internet online game, without the Internet in the first place, that your steam account can connect to!!??!
What are you talking about? My point is that if Steam's servers are offline, I cannot play my online games even though *my* Internet connection works *fine*. Obviously if I have no Internet I can't play online :P
What are you talking about? My point is that if Steam's servers are offline, I cannot play my online games even though *my* Internet connection works *fine*. Obviously if I have no Internet I can't play online
Comment Re:What happens when Steam fails? (Score 2, Informative) 731
Become educated instead of braying along with the masses. Its cool.
Try it yourself.
Steam can be run in offline mode, yes, but networkable games cannot access the Internet when Steam is in offline mode. That is not "do whatever you want", it is DRM.
Yes, Gabe said that, but when the day comes he'll have no incentive to do so. He might not even have the money to push the patch out.
Try it yourself.
Steam can be run in offline mode, yes, but networkable games cannot access the Internet when Steam is in offline mode. That is not "do whatever you want", it is DRM.
Yes, Gabe said that, but when the day comes he'll have no incentive to do so. He might not even have the money to push the patch out.
The Presidential Portrait Goes Digital 295
alphadogg writes "Barack Obama's election to US president has already brought a string of firsts, and on Wednesday there came another. The official presidential portrait was shot on a digital camera for the first time. The picture was taken by the White House's new official photographer, Pete Souza, and issued by The Office of the President Elect through its Web site. It was taken on Tuesday evening at 5:38 p.m. using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, according to the metadata embedded in the image file."
The Shady Business Practices of Classmates.com 275
eldavojohn writes ""Some of your classmates are trying to contact you!" reads one e-mail. Attempts to remove yourself from the mailing list may only result in more mailings from the site of ill repute. Well, Ars Techica brings us news of a suit against Classmates.com. You don't need to look far for anti-classmates.com sentiment spreading like wild fire across the tubes." Good next target: ads that say "you've already won" some expensive toy.
Comment Re:Gosh, underage hackers with no skill? (Score 1) 213
I guess by "legitimate postal service" I also meant "not the police on a sting operation". I think the cops do whatever they want :) You're right that they'll definitely arrest you!
Comment Can I keep the case and give them the HD? (Score 1) 1123
"any device capable of storing information in digital or analog form."
Can I just give them the Hard drive and keep the rest of the case? A hard drive can be replaced for a few hundred dollars. All my companies data on the system is encrypted*, and I backup my laptop frequently - esp. before traveling internationally (figuring there's a better chance of losing the device/ having it be stolen than anything else).
The LCD, case, etc. can't be replaced for under 800-$1000...
Maybe it's the wave of next generation enhancements for your laptop: "Quick ejecting Hard Drive" for those situations where TSA wants your stuff."
*It should only take TSA about 2yrs to get back at the data if they misplace my password. (I wonder what my companies policy is on giving out my password to TSA - I think if I gave it to someone else it would be grounds for dismissal :-/
Can I just give them the Hard drive and keep the rest of the case? A hard drive can be replaced for a few hundred dollars. All my companies data on the system is encrypted*, and I backup my laptop frequently - esp. before traveling internationally (figuring there's a better chance of losing the device/ having it be stolen than anything else).
The LCD, case, etc. can't be replaced for under 800-$1000...
Maybe it's the wave of next generation enhancements for your laptop: "Quick ejecting Hard Drive" for those situations where TSA wants your stuff."
*It should only take TSA about 2yrs to get back at the data if they misplace my password. (I wonder what my companies policy is on giving out my password to TSA - I think if I gave it to someone else it would be grounds for dismissal
Submission + - Oft-Burglarized Store Uses Hidden GPS (wpxi.com)
dave981 writes: This story takes RFID tag security to the next level — GPS tags that call home: After five burglaries at his store this summer, Chris Rowland decided to plant Global Positioning System devices in some of his merchandise. The decision paid off with burglary No. 6. The devices informed Rowland that the stolen items were at an apartment complex less than half a mile from his store. Later, the devices showed the merchandise had been moved to a house in Lawrence. Rowland called police, who recovered the merchandise.
Submission + - Is Global Warming starting to Cool? (prnewswire.com)
dave981 writes: Last summer saw the remarkable success of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and the Anti-[anthropogenic]Global warming crowd was riding high. Now, a little over a year later, the 11th Hour barely raises anyone's pulse. (but gets a response from a co-founder of Greenpeace.) Live Earth didn't fare too well either. Is this issue slowly fading, is it just waiting for the '08 elections to really pick up to come roaring back to center stage? Or will more articles like this, Analysis Finds Hundreds of Scientists Have Published Evidence Countering Man-Made Global Warming Fears, continue to show up and cause the issue to 'fizzle'...
Comment Pirates (Score 2, Funny) 243
http://www.piratesxxx.com/
I just ordered this movie (off cduniverse) and it ships with a DVD, a special features disc, and the movie in HD-DVD. If this movie doesn't hold you over for the three weeks after the player is released, nothing will.
I just ordered this movie (off cduniverse) and it ships with a DVD, a special features disc, and the movie in HD-DVD. If this movie doesn't hold you over for the three weeks after the player is released, nothing will.
Comment The Trifecta of F (Score 1, Funny) 508
Have you ever noticed this? If the show is on Fox, is good, and if its title begins with F, it is f*cked. Family Guy, Futurama, Firefly. If this is true, though, 2/3 of the trifecta will have been resurrected. But we all know Firefly is never coming back.
Journal Journal: Note to Self 1
http://slashdot.org/users.pl?op=userinfo&uid=685787
Journal Journal: moderating 2
I feel like such a good person when I meta-mod and moderate posts.
I deserve a cookie!
Journal Journal: Talk Like a Pirate Day
Tomorrow is talk like a pirate day. Everybody get ready!
