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Comment Re:UAC is tagged on. (Score 1) 321

by cptgrudge (#42151907) Attached to: Virus Eats School District's Homework

But, in practice, most users on a typical Windows system are basically administrators (=root, or close enough - there's always TrustedInstaller etc), and so when UAC produces a token with their original privileges restored, the net effect is the same as sudo. So, when your average user sees a UAC prompt, the end result is the same as when he does sudo whatever.

That is correct for home- and individual users. But users in a corporate (or school) setting should *not* be allowed to elevate to full admin privileges, if at all. Users can still install per-user apps and policies can still restrict which apps can be allowed to start (based on hashes, digital signatures, vendor etc).

And so it comes to this. It's not the fault of Windows, but the ignorance of those configuring the systems. Color me surprised!

Comment Re:Mists of Dailyquestia (Score 1) 204

by cptgrudge (#41971711) Attached to: Review: <em>World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria</em> (video)

Dailies are not required, they are optional.

Wrong. You've been indoctrinated.

If Dailies are optional, please explain what someone that doesn't do them is supposed to do with the VP they collect from heroics, raids, and LFR.

If someone is actively doing raids, the likelihood of needing VP to spend on gear at all right now is pretty low. Even the time required to rep up to the level that unlocks the gear is roughly 2 weeks.

We're in week 6 or 7 of raiding. A second raid opened up recently. Another is opening up today.

I did about 3 weeks of dailies total, and then was able to stop. All of this talk of endless dailies is just nonsense.

Comment Re:If I recall..... (Score 1) 333

by cptgrudge (#41249225) Attached to: Quantum Teleportation Sends Information 143 Kilometers

But you can have communication that is faster then light very easily lets take a wheel for example. you can observer the wheel from to either side, if I rotate the wheel from one side the other side rotates at the same time FTL communication just occurred I told you I rotated a wheel. Now if said wheel was so big that it went from earth to mars you would have FTL communication meaningfully,

Might be you're trolling, but that's not FTL communication. Forces are exerted on the wheel, the spokes, the rim, to move the other side, which does not happen at anywhere close to the speed of light. Just because it "looks fast", doesn't mean it's FTL.

Comment Re:Hopefully it will cut down on affiliate-link sp (Score 1) 532

by cptgrudge (#28532027) Attached to: Rhode Island Affiliates Banned From Amazon.com Sales

it isn't as simple as "add 6% to the price" sales tax verys not by just state but county and town and city and districts.. infact any governing body that can charge a tax could effect the cost of goods. and also it verys based on what the good is..

This is very true. Here in my home state of Minnesota, we've got a new set of sales tax rates going into effect tomorrow.

St. Paul (State, County/Transit, City): 7.625%
Minneapolis (State, County/Transit, City, Stadium) : 7.775%
Hennepin County (State, County/Transit, Stadium) : 7.275%
Washington County (State, County/Transit) : 7.125%
Ramsey County (State, County/Transit) : 7.125%
Dakota County (State, County/Transit) : 7.125%
Anoka County (State, County/Transit) : 7.125%
None of the above (State only) : 6.875%

Now multiply that by 50 states.
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EVE Devs Dissect, Explain Massive Economic Exploit 139

Posted by Soulskill from the this-is-how-you-deal-with-such-events dept.
In December we discussed news that a major exploit in EVE Online had just been widely discovered after being abused by a few players for up to four years, creating thousands of real-life dollars worth of unearned in-game currency. Representatives from CCP Games assured players that the matter would be investigated and dealt with; a familiar line in such situations for other multiplayer games, and often the final official word on the matter. Yesterday, CCP completed their investigation and posted an incredibly detailed account of how the exploit worked, what they did to fix it, how it affected the game's economy, and what happened to the players who abused it. Their report ranges from descriptions of the involved algorithms to graphs of the related economic markets to theatrically swooping through the game universe nuking the malfunctioning structures. It's quite comprehensible to non-EVE-players, and Massively has summarized the report nicely. It's an excellent example of transparency and openness in dealing with a situation most companies would be anxious to sweep under the rug.

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