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Comment Re:gamefly wins to lose (Score 4, Interesting) 147

> Look at the shelves at the local brick and mortar rental store next time a big release comes out, see the hundred or so copies? 2 weeks later it's 50, 2 weeks after that it's 10.

Having worked in a video rental store, you'd be surprised how much those DVDs actually cost from the distributor. And yes, it's more than what you'd pay if you went out to buy it.

Comment Re:what's odd about this? Your key is local (Score 1) 136

So of course if someone gets access to your computer they can get your key, it was on your computer all the time, by design.

Or at any time Mega can sneak in a bit of extra javascript to send them your key too. How many people actually audit the javascript every time they visit the page. It's the main reason why client-side encryption is bullshit. It just adds extra vectors of attack, rather than makes things more secure.

Comment Re:NFA? (Score 1) 285

Yes it is.

For the purposes of the National Firearms Act the term Machinegun means:

        Any weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger
        The frame or receiver of any such weapon
        Any part designed and intended solely and exclusively or combination of parts designed and intended for use in converting a weapon into a machinegun, or
        Any combination of parts from which a machinegun can be assembled if such parts are in the possession or under the control of a person."

This clearly falls under the the first point.

Comment Re:Articles aren't "owned." (Score 4, Insightful) 146

> The proper place to complain about other editor's on-wiki behavior is almost always either in a private conversation with them or to do it on-wiki, either on the editor's talk page, the article's talk page, or in one of the project ("Wikipedia:...") pages created for this purpose. Slashdot is not the proper place.

Aahgahghaghaga, sorry, as a formerly active admin, ENWP bureaucracy is out of hand.

Comment Re:US rental industry is insane (Score 1) 261

1. Use my favorite torrent site, or
2. Check netflix (doesn't have it), check Amazon Instant video (maybe has it), check vudu (maybe has it), find a local Blockbuster store that hasn't shut down (unlikely), Find a redbox (probably doesn't have it), buy it at Walmart (don't want to), return to step 1.

Or you know, not watch it. Since the content creator has made it clear they dont want you watching it.

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