Do we really need clickbait titles like "disco clam" on slashdot...

I just have to wonder if it's not just a PR stunt.
These kind of threats from hackers does indeed sound unbelievable. Hacking a pc and setting up a terrorist strike are quite different skill sets.
Am i the only one wondering if this is just a hoax from Sony/the authorities to make people change their stance on the hacks? In the beginning everybody was like "serves them right". Now everybody is like "Omg, poor Sony, i would watch the movie if i could".

These threats seem like the best thing that could happen to them after the hack. I'm kind of wondering if it isn't a bit too convenient.

And if you don't want people to be able to use your site in different ways than you intended, don't put it on the internet. it's that simple :p.

It's always easy to say don't use something if you don't agree with it, but a lot of things are just too big to ignore and if you can just work around the issues and enjoy it how you want it, why the hell not?

no, he means a CEO :)

Can you explain? what part of the .net collections would be lacking?
If you see comparisons between .net and java, it's usually that the past 10 years .net has evolved and java sometimes catches up a tiny bit.
I always thought that java collections were weaker since in .net even an array is also still a collection, they have collections for just about anything you need, and with LINQ you've got an incredibly powerful way of manipulating/creating/accessing collections.

Okay, and suppose you took this course and created your own roman numeral reader. How sure are you that they won't find something on the internet that is "too similar"?
I agree it's important they learn to do their own work, but i would be wondering how high the odds are for false positives...

It's probably that students are unsure where the line is drawn.
As mentioned in the article if you're working on a programming problem, it's natural these days that you look online when you're stuck on a problem, is this cheating?
Also, there are only so many ways you can solve a problem (certainly small programming problems in courses). How sure are you that your solution isn't too similar to something someone put online somewhere, or another student who thought the same way you did?
Even if you didn't actively cheat, depending on how this would be tested, a student should almost consider "confessing" just to be sure not to get expelled if similar code is found somewhere (and the internet is big...)

and if it's patented, i doubt the dirt cheap claim will become true anytime soon.
why would they offer it dirt cheap if they can just make it a bit cheaper than current solutions and get a lot of profit

you mean how we see the universe? because i doubt the universe cares much about the data we generate....

it will be 2 hours now?

yup, and makes it seems as if they have something new.
there are war plugins for minecraft, so it's not as if the real minecraft doesn't support this yet
and if you want somewhat modern graphics instead of the wolfenstein 3D level of graphics, play shootmania or so. It also allows you to create your own FPS maps, and has normal graphics.

but you forgot, it's authorized. they clearly stated it in their EULA!

what do you mean you didn't read it?

your only mistake is that the bittorrent user doesn't affect one other user, but all of the people on the public wifi.
So it's one idiot ruining it for the entire cafe, vs one vigilante shutting him up.
Yes it's a dirty trick, but it shouldn't be needed...

One situation that opened my eyes is what i heard from friends studying to be a doctor. When dealing with cancer patients, they get training in handling them. And it means looking at their record how the patient wants to be handled. And one of the options is the patient being in denial. They'll come to their appointments and have done what needs to be done, but the word cancer won't be mentioned, and they'll be there as if it's about the flu.

And personally, i've become self confident enough to not fall into this kind of denial, but if people are very insecure, they just shut themselves in on such moments, i would expect a lot of people on slashdot being like that. I know i used to, an threatening me would just shut me in more, and making it criminal even more. You're just getting such people stuck in a downward spiral out of which they don't see any escape.

If you think they don't give a fuck, i'm sure there are also people like that. But i find it a very easy stab at sometimes very insecure people. And making them feel bad just makes the situation worse (that's probably how it started in the first place).

i find it strange that people seem to think that even if he knew, he must be doing it on purpose.
some people just go into denial if something like that (that is likely to kill you) happens
others just completely get blocked mentally and don't dare to tell the truth because they know what will then happen.

We're not talking about robots that just without emotions can say yes or no you know.
people don't always lie because they're evil masterminds bent on infecting the world.