Right, neither is necessarily better. It really needs to be looked at case by case and those specifically involved.

Yea, and in America they'd be charged with Arson and then sued for property damage.

Rackets like that are illegal regardless of private/social services. In other words, it's a totally different issue. You don't think it's possible for public service workers to do the same thing and ask for "extra money for faster service?" It's illegal and they know they'd be prosecuted.

I had to reach deep for it.

It wasn't supposed to be serious. I just don't see this as such a big deal when Transmission has a perfectly capable web interface that works on the iPhone and Android. Also, Apple sure doesn't want to piss off the RIAA.

Do you have numbers on illegal vs. legal torrents? I can't find any decent sources.

Using BT legitimately will have to wait until they are home to download their Linux ISO! Such injustice!

It's a shame that a few bad eggs ruin it for the rest of us...

http://hexxeh.net/?p=328117605 Sept 28th.

I would use a shell script, but I also have Windows computers to use. Is there a good ftp/sftp Windows command line tool that I can script?

I agree with you that for emulation a computer is by far the best method available. It's not a big deal having it on a particular console. I don't see wanting to use my PS3 OR Xbox 360 for emulation anyway... The only consoles I really care to emulate are classic consoles. My Wii does that just fine. Both with Virtual Console and from the Homebrew channel. On top of that, My EVO 4G even emulates everything up to PSX and supports bluetooth controllers as well. Why bother with Xbox 360 emulation when my phone does better?

But... as to why the 360 is better suited...

Reason 1:
Installing homebrew or an emulator on a 360 requires soldering a mod chip to the board. If I remember correctly, it wasn't nearly as simple of a mod chip as the WiiKey was on the Wii either.

Reason 2:
Xbox 360 uses a propritrey controller. PS3 uses Bluetooth.

Works well on my EVO. Very well actually.

A million times better than it works on the iPhone too!

Plus, Android browsers support HTML5 as well as Flash. There's really no downside.

If it allows homebrew then I think it'd fall into the new protections in the USA too now. I'm sure you probably saw the post about jailbreaking iPhones becoming "legal." I'm not sure, but is this case over the cracking of DRM or because Sony is claiming they are using propriety code without permission?

I wish I had mod points! That was good.

Oh I totally agree. That's why I was hinting at the fact that schools should be allowed to operate more like non public entities. My competance is definitely relevant to my client, but they expect my employer to get rid of anyone who does not produce quality work. The same principle could easily be applied to schools. If the schools could be trusted to get rid of incompetant teachers, this point would be irrelevant, but this is not the case. There are plenty of teachers that do sub-par jobs and get to keep being paid.

It's unfair.

Yea, I was originally thinking of backing the newspaper, but I just tried to apply this to myself. I get evaluated at work, but the evaluations stay INSIDE my company. My clients do not get to see these evaluations. Perhaps the bigger issue is that the Unions make it impossible for the Schools to do anything about teachers that have poor evaluations. If the School was more capable of firing incapable teachers then it wouldn't matter if the public knew or not.

I understand all that, but it does not appear to me that Apple is planning to take these photos without the owners consent. I don't believe that the thief in possession of a stolen device has any rights over what can and cannot be done with that device. If so then it'd be theirs.

In the US, this sort of thing has never been a problem. Tracking down stolen property is already done with GPS, even on the iPhone.

Google is also about to release ChromeOS which is Linux based for netbooks and laptops.

There are already several companies that do this. I use Orbicule Undercover on my MacBook Pro.

Also, how about security cameras on stores? You steal something and they take your picture.

If the owner of the device decided they did not wish the camera to be activated that's one thing. If the owner tells Apple, "Hey, can you take a picture of whoever is using my phone?" then that's something totally different. I am allowed to go wherever I want and take pictures of people.

In other words... I don't think it'd be an issue.