Not Tourette syndrome, sir.... it's called prepubescence. They both present themselves very similarly, but they are indeed, different.

But will it run Lin.... ah, nevermind.

Yes... I still can't believe they keep adding foreign words. Shit like "My Pet Goat" still trips me up every time.

Speaking of which... what is the mandatory sentence for committing suicide now-a-days? I would think death would be a bit harsh of a sentence (as well as redundant).

No, it wouldn't have cost them $170M to leave OtherOS alone. Hackers at large are still pretty pissed at Sony for taking OtherOS out, but this seems (at least from the reports that came out) that the main crack was more indicative of the organized crime/ID thieves. Granted the two attacks were rather coincidently related, but I think they have about as much correlation as the whole "Video games lead to violence" argument that comes up /. every month or two.
Sony trying to pin this on Anon was rather BS as well (I'd put money on it being a third party using Anon as a scapegoat, but that's my opinion), since they wouldn't really have a need for all of the CC's pulled from the crack. I rather doubt Anon would view computer fraud/ID theft as "lulz".
Hopefully, now that they have the security re-done on the console side, they can figure out how to allow OtherOS back on there without opening up other gaping holes in the system, but I'm not holding my breath.

Unfortunately, it seems to happen fairly quickly after allowing Rupert M. to get his hands on an news outlet. I just wonder what other kind of random tabloid stories we can expect from WSJ soon...

If by adding subscribers, you mean PSN+ subscribers, then yes, they can recoup some money that way.

If you mean regular, old PSN subscribers, then, well.... *facepalm*

Basically, the protected game saves (i.e. Megaman 9/10) can't be copied manually to a thumb drive, but they will get backed up when you do a full system backup to an external drive. I'm betting what powerlord said is correct as well, since the saves are tied to your PSN account. If you're a PSN+ member, it should set some kind of flag in the save file to let it go to the cloud backup. This coming from a non-PSN+ member, that is....

Bullshit.... I've earned a few trophies for Undead Nightmare, which I finally decided to start playing through, and didn't start into it until after PSN went down. The info for the trophies (e.g. when you obtained it) is stored locally and then synced up to PSN when it's available.

Unless you're talking about Lou Holtz.... wait, this is still /. though. nevermind.....

Nah, geohot himself is a good reason to bash geohot.... This was just an out-and-out f' up by the security teams in the SCEA/SNEA division. If they have any common sense left about them (and it's looking less likely everyday) they'll sack the folks dealing with security from this generation and do it right next time.

15? My 6-y/o can probably make a more coherent sentence than that drivel (and spell it better, as well). I don't think the GP would be able to make it through the initial screening at any decent tech company.

That would be all well and good, had FW 3.60 not closed (well, more like side-stepped) the issue of the key released by GH. Anyone staying on a CFW based on 3.56 and below will be fine, for now, until the newer games start requiring 3.6, including it's authentication methods.

I, in no way, think that Sony should be cheered for the way that they have behaved of the last few years.
However, to lionize GeoHot the way that the /. community (in general) has, is complete and utter bullshit. If it were not for his messing with the Hypervisor for no other reason because he could (save me all the "He wanted to help the custom firmware scene" crap.... he did it because he wanted the notoriety, and that's what he lives for), and Sony (as an over-reaction) stripped the ability to load OtherOS. I'll repeat that for the stubborn: George Hotz is the reason there is no more OtherOS on fat PS3's. You want to bitch about Sony removing it, bitch at him about it. Yes, it was a dick move by Sony, but it was perceived as a major security threat. Had Sony done nothing about it, they would have opened themselves up to many, *many* lawsuits by investors, which would make the class-action suits against them look like child's play. And parenthetically, you really have the stones to think that this somehow would compare to the American Revolution? For that amount of self-importance, are you're sure you're really not GeoHot trying more self promotion?

And after all, the point of them being a corporation is to make money. Sony did not find it in the generosity of their kind hearts to make a PS3 for the gaming for make money. The previous two versions damn near printed money for them, as well as the third one, to a lesser degree. With all of the other snafu's going on at the since the start of this generation (rootkit from their music division, piracy on the PSP, pricing themselves out of the contention at the start), they were not about to let someone break open the security on their system and let their licensing model to go hell. Whether or not you agree with it is a different argument all-together, but that's the way business are. As a rights-owner, they should have some method of keeping their security somewhat under wraps. Many parts of the DMCA are gross over-reaches, but the premise of them having some say to keep their security policies to themselves is a valid one If they lose less by going after a few people trying to compromise their security, instead of opening up themselves to shareholder lawsuits, there's going to be a hell of a less bad PR do deal with that having all of the Sony shareholders look at the company and say "WTF is wrong with you?"

Now most rational (and sane) people would probably realize this as a "shot over the bow" and think to themselves "Eh, They did throw quite the hissy-fit, so it may be a good idea to lay low," but of course, not St. George. The minute fail0verflow finds the key, which they kept fairly low-key, he takes it and broadcasts it out to the internet. For someone who already had Sony pissed for something else, that was a monumentally retarded thing to do. On top of that, he has the gall to say something to the effect of "Hey, big three game makers, if you don't want your security cracked, you better hire me." And if you take a look at *any* of the EULA's of the big 3 consoles right now, they all say *hack our shit, and you will be taken to court." The only difference this time is that Sony finally said "Enough is enough" and finally made an example of St. George.

Hopefully, Sony will have enough common sense to put back OtherOS into a future firmware, now that they shifted the signing around and re-secured the system, but I'm not holding my breath on it.