Comment Re:On The Other Hand (Score 1) 684
Mod this guy up, that's brilliant, and I hope some CS professor out there uses this method.
Comment Re:Measurement metrics (Score 1) 597
man I wish I could mod you up....
Submission + - EPIC Takes Fight to Facebook Over Privacy (technewsworld.com)
ScuttleMonkey writes: "Several readers have pointed out the fact that the privacy group "Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)," has taken the fight to Facebook in a recent complaint filed with the FTC. Calling the recent privacy changes to Facebook "unfair" and "deceptive", EPIC's main complaints stem from the fact that personal information has become more available by default, especially to third-party developers. "'Facebook chose to change everyone's privacy settings, and it's clear from users, bloggers, security experts and others that it really was unfair and misleading,' EPIC's Rotenberg said. 'What we found was that through this transition, Facebook had nudged the settings toward further disclosure.' Facebook had said that its transition process would preserve any current settings, 'but they didn't show you what those were,' Rotenberg noted. Furthermore, 'the only option if you changed your current settings was to make information more widely available.' We're not happy about where things are,' he concluded. 'Facebook can't ignore the 100 million U.S. consumers who are generally unhappy with these changes.'""
Submission + - Overclocked Remix celebrating 10th anniversary (ocremix.org)
MaximumFrost writes: OverClocked Remix, a video game arrangement community, is celebrating it's 10th anniversary as a community today! Lots of good music to be hand, stories to swap, and fun to be had. Come join the fun!
Comment Re:lol @ 'finally standing up' (Score 1) 453
Xbox ToS states the following in Part 16, paragraph 1.
The Service may only be accessed with an original Xbox, an Xbox 360 console, a personal computer, or other device authorized by us, or by logging into your account via Xbox.com . You agree that you are using only authorized software and hardware to access the Service, that your software and hardware have not been modified in any unauthorized way (e.g., through unauthorized repairs, unauthorized upgrades, or unauthorized downloads), and that we have the right to send data , applications or other content to any software or hardware that you are using to access the Service for the express purpose of detecting an unauthorized modification. Any attempt to disassemble, decompile, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, modify, further sublicense, distribute, or use for other purposes the Service, any game , application, or other content available or accessible through the Service, or any hardware or software associated with the Service or with an original Xbox or Xbox 360 console is strictly prohibited and may result in cancellation of your account and/or your ability to access the Service, and the pursuit of other legal remedies by Microsoft. Microsoft may take any legal action it deems appropriate against users who violate Microsoft's systems or network security
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/legal/LiveTOU.htm
Pretty clear to me what they intended. Even if you didn't pirate, xbox live is only meant for unmodified machines. Play at your own risk if you fussed with the innards.
Comment Re:get another job (Score 1) 1006
If you don't have the money for rather cheap software licences, then you probably need to find a better job. Software is insanely cheap compared to other costs. Even if you're running dedicated systems that are custom fit to your enterprise, the cost of licensing is a drop in the bucket compared to say...an employee.
Not paying for software is not a right. It is cowardly, because you're refusing to reimburse a coder for their hard work, so they can continue to develop and produce software. I can understand trying something out, but to use something for profit and not pay for it is not only illegal, it's unethical.
Not paying for software is not a right. It is cowardly, because you're refusing to reimburse a coder for their hard work, so they can continue to develop and produce software. I can understand trying something out, but to use something for profit and not pay for it is not only illegal, it's unethical.
Comment Re:They are trying too hard. (Score 1) 627
1. Browse the internet safely from a fresh install. XP you must try to lock down before you go out, or else there's a high likelihood that you will be infected.
2. Multiple firewall setups that are easy to use.
3. Crazy good UI for smaller screens. This will be the ultimate laptop operating system. I'm running it on a dual core ASUS tablet, and I can't tell that I'm on a laptop outside of the smaller screen.
4. Deployment for enterprise. Windows XP has a very convoluted imaging process that's relying on 7 year old software. Incompatibilities are beginning to ramp up, and seeking a more elegant deployment solution has been a pretty big part of my job recently. Windows 7 is being distributed with imaging software for network deployment _built-in_, comes with the bulk enterprise license.
5. "Just Works." You experience this with Vista as well, and that's...driver hunting. From a fresh Vista or 7 install, you usually have full control of your system with newer drivers already installed, and full video/audio capabilities. XP? nope.
I can keep going....if you think XP is the endall of operating systems, get over yourself and experience some of the new stuff out there. My company is planning a mass deployment, because win7 works with all of our systems, even our older P4's, and besides a user migration headache, nearly all bumps have been ironed out.
2. Multiple firewall setups that are easy to use.
3. Crazy good UI for smaller screens. This will be the ultimate laptop operating system. I'm running it on a dual core ASUS tablet, and I can't tell that I'm on a laptop outside of the smaller screen.
4. Deployment for enterprise. Windows XP has a very convoluted imaging process that's relying on 7 year old software. Incompatibilities are beginning to ramp up, and seeking a more elegant deployment solution has been a pretty big part of my job recently. Windows 7 is being distributed with imaging software for network deployment _built-in_, comes with the bulk enterprise license.
5. "Just Works." You experience this with Vista as well, and that's...driver hunting. From a fresh Vista or 7 install, you usually have full control of your system with newer drivers already installed, and full video/audio capabilities. XP? nope.
I can keep going....if you think XP is the endall of operating systems, get over yourself and experience some of the new stuff out there. My company is planning a mass deployment, because win7 works with all of our systems, even our older P4's, and besides a user migration headache, nearly all bumps have been ironed out.
Comment Re:If only they'd *really* let me help... (Score 1) 606
Kill it. With fire. Please.
or ninja the new machine in while he's not paying attention.
or ninja the new machine in while he's not paying attention.
Comment I used to do free support... (Score 1) 606
But after I finished college, I started to turn people down because I was rather tired of dealing with stupid random problems. I slowly shifted to a $50 per computer price tag, and the amount of solicitations for computer advice dropped to near zero.
I still do free advice, but my standby is that I will not touch/repair a computer unless you're willing to pay.
IBM About To Buy Sun For $7 Billion 699
plasticsquirrel was one of several readers to send in the sharpening rumors that IBM is on the verge of acquiring Sun Microsystems, as we discussed last week. The pricetag is reportedly $7 billion. According to the NYTimes's sources, "People familiar with the negotiations say a final agreement could be announced Friday, although it is more likely to be made public next week. IBM's board has already approved the deal, they said." After the demise of SGI, one has to wonder about the future of traditional Unix. If the deal goes through, only IBM, HP, and Fujitsu will be left as major competitors in the market for commercial Unix. And reader UnanimousCoward adds, "Sun only came into the consciousness of the unwashed masses with the company not being able to get E10K's out the door fast enough in the first bubble. We here will remember some pizza-box looking thing, establishing 32 MB of RAM as a standard, and when those masses were scratching their heads at slogans like 'The Network is the Computer.' Add your favorite Sun anecdote here."
Comment Re:I'd rather not (Score 1) 193
I probably should make myself clearer. Because of Questhelper, there are many people roaming around on my server who don't know what the hell they're doing, because instead of discovering on their own where to go, they followed the damn arrow. So they get up to level 80 and lo and behold, you have a warrior who doesn't know where half the instances are because he didn't explore anything while he was leveling, he let a box point him in a direction.
I understand that a lot of stuff up to level 70 questing is mostly boring, hell, I confess to skipping a majority of the quest text myself, BUT flaunting the quest text _and_ flaunting proper exploration is what makes me hate questhelper.
I really don't mind when experienced players use questhelper, although I still mock them, but when I see brand new players use it and somehow get to level 80 without knowing where important and pertinent stuff is(I'm talking level 72-80 content, not old expansion stuff) that is where I draw line.
I understand that a lot of stuff up to level 70 questing is mostly boring, hell, I confess to skipping a majority of the quest text myself, BUT flaunting the quest text _and_ flaunting proper exploration is what makes me hate questhelper.
I really don't mind when experienced players use questhelper, although I still mock them, but when I see brand new players use it and somehow get to level 80 without knowing where important and pertinent stuff is(I'm talking level 72-80 content, not old expansion stuff) that is where I draw line.
Comment Re:I'd rather not (Score 1) 193
I'm another guy who just hates questhelper, though I've personally never used it. Why do I hate it? the reasons you stated above. When someone uses questhelper, they ignore just about _everything_ lorewise in the game. If you just want to do the XP grind and not care about the lore, go grind, don't be just following a bot to finish all the quests.
I don't care for that addon and all it's clones, because it makes too many people not learn the areas and how to be cognitive when tricky quests come up.
An ingame browser would be dandy, because it'd let me have the option of going back to full screen mode without having to worry about alt-tab issues as much, but something like questhelper? Don't use it, it breaks immersion in the game, and makes you a helpless twit.
I don't care for that addon and all it's clones, because it makes too many people not learn the areas and how to be cognitive when tricky quests come up.
An ingame browser would be dandy, because it'd let me have the option of going back to full screen mode without having to worry about alt-tab issues as much, but something like questhelper? Don't use it, it breaks immersion in the game, and makes you a helpless twit.
Comment Re:Mac and Linux advantage (Score 1) 193
There's no advantage here. WoW runs in windowed mode just fine in windows. Hell, that's the only way myself and a large part of my guild plays nowadays, just because it's easier to access other things during downtime between wipes.
Comment Re:Yeah... (Score 1) 468
I believe what he means is that in a safe somewhere are two or three usb keys that are able to unlock any of the company machines. These are only broken out when said user forgets his own passkey, and will override the passkey so a new one can be placed on said user.
Judge Rules WoW Bot Violates DMCA 498
An anonymous reader writes to tell us that Blizzard has added another victory in their campaign against World of Warcraft bots. A federal judge has ruled that not only did the Glider bot break the EULA, it can be classified as a circumvention device under the DMCA. "As we've noted before, Blizzard's legal arguments, which Judge David G. Campbell largely accepted, could have far-reaching and troubling implications for the software industry. Donnelly is not the most sympathetic defendant, and some users may cheer the demise of a software vendor that helps users break the rules of Blizzard's wildly popular role playing game. But the sweeping language of Judge Campbell's decision, combined with his equally troubling decision last summer, creates a lot of new uncertainty for software vendors seeking to enter software markets dominated by entrenched incumbents and achieve interoperability with legacy platforms."
