1) You are correct, but now the people who might not have pirated it but who really want to play it will do so now. Maybe they will be bored enough of it not to pay for it when it comes out. - Never played it huh? I AM the die-hard fan of this series, and I HAVE downloaded the leaked version, and WILL, get it as soon as it comes out. IT'S THAT GOOD.
2) see #1. The sub-text of course is that a whole extra group of people will learn to pirate rather than buy. - From the fantasy land of the AC's. Just sounded good in your head, huh?
3) They have few options, but that doesn't make it suck less. - And their response was perfect.
4) At a late release point - They can add a lot that does not need to be on the CD.
"They are doing what most people tell crime victims to do, "don't struggle, you will only make it worse" - Comparing it to rape now I see. See... not acting like whining little bitches does make it better.
Re: Re: When you want to hold yourself up as a standard...
23 years ago I was in Amsterdam and it was like we were rock stars in the coffee shops. Oh the American guys are here they would say, and before we knew it we were dispelling myths (our streets were lined with gold. No kidding Ali from Turkey really thought that.) and letting ppl know about our culture. It was truly amazing, everyone loved us, and it really changed my perspective. They treated each other much better than we do. I dont know if the magical fairy land ever existed, but the perception did. I would be curios how we would be received today?
Judgment granted from the court of TechDirt, Mr. Wolf shall receive for no less than 365 days, a swift kick in the nuts within 3 min of waking up to remind him of what an asshole he is.
are these kinds of actions par for the course, or did HBGary Federal's boss spend way too much time watching crazy SciFi
Really Mike?
"we're seeing HBGary Federal in the middle of a plot that sounds like the script of a bad movie"
Unfortunately this is real life, and this is part of the propaganda machine called the US government. I am sure this is just a little snippet of what actually goes on.
"Lawful Intercept (LI) to hack his family's facebook accounts,"
So LI is being used so this douche can check up on his family? See cops even treat their own families like criminals.
But, really, the following sentence suggests he doesn't understand what trust means.
Cops have a sour view of the world. Everyone is a liar, and no one can be trusted, except for their "brothers" of course.
"running seminars for parents on how to hack their kids' Facebook accounts and install spyware and keyloggers to spy on everything they do. "
Scary that this is totally acceptable. Way to push your kids further away, and give them more excuses to hide everything they do.
"and it all starts with actually educating kids..."
Too much work. That actually requires parenting. Geez, hasn't someone invented software to do that for me yet?
until there is such a patent thicket that no one can innovate and progress comes grinding to a halt.
Technology we have today is to powerful for our child like minds to use responsibly.
"The fundamental driving force of innovation is competition"
Whaaa whaaaa, that's too hard.
"it can also prompt former innovators to gain high return by relying on the products they have already innovated, rather than pushing them toward further innovation"
Aww that's so nice. He could have just said makes them lazy and stupid.
"some enterprises can use a strict IPR system to set up barriers for their competitors. "
Some? Oh yeah ones with money and lobbyist's.
"They can force innovators to focus less on further innovation, and more on "infringement""
Damn pie-rates.
Anyone notice how he never responds, especially when the points are valid?
Dont feed the trolls.
An AC put it nicely:
"They could have gathered useful information from the dynamic dns site's owner about who was using a specific account, their IP addresses used, and then do real investigation from there."
Real investigations are too hard and expensive though. It is easier to just take a "server marker" away, than actually stop crime. That way it looks like they are doing something without actually stopping anything. it is a GOV win win, only one who loses are innocent websites, and the children.
"millions of little greedy people that believe they own everything" That would be competition, and with that much of it, the scenario you portray would never be likely.
Ill go there. Parents fed kid nachos without checking, kid screams bloody murder, parents hastefully jump to kids rescue, knock chair over, blame Disney = Get paid for stupidity.
Dont forget the chair company for allowing their chairs to become unsteady, the tray company for allowing their trays to be slippery, and the cheese company for enabling the cheese to have the ability of reaching that temperature.
Picture worth 1000 words - UH, all the cheese fell within a couple inches right near his lip?
"Quick Maa, knock him over so we can say it was their fault."
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2) see #1. The sub-text of course is that a whole extra group of people will learn to pirate rather than buy. - From the fantasy land of the AC's. Just sounded good in your head, huh?
3) They have few options, but that doesn't make it suck less. - And their response was perfect.
4) At a late release point - They can add a lot that does not need to be on the CD.
"They are doing what most people tell crime victims to do, "don't struggle, you will only make it worse" - Comparing it to rape now I see. See... not acting like whining little bitches does make it better.
On the post: Crytek Manages Not To Lose Their Minds Despite Crysis 2 Leak
Doesn't matter
"We are all still focused on delivering a great gaming experience to our true and honest fans." THAT'S what is important - Make good games.
On the post: Father Of The Great Firewall Defends Chinese Internet Censorship By Noting The US Does The Same Thing
Re: Re: When you want to hold yourself up as a standard...
On the post: Photographer Who Took Family Portrait Of Girl Shot In Tucson Suing Media For Using The Photo
Re: I love the assumption
On the post: Photographer Who Took Family Portrait Of Girl Shot In Tucson Suing Media For Using The Photo
Judgment granted
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are these kinds of actions par for the course, or did HBGary Federal's boss spend way too much time watching crazy SciFi
"we're seeing HBGary Federal in the middle of a plot that sounds like the script of a bad movie"
Unfortunately this is real life, and this is part of the propaganda machine called the US government. I am sure this is just a little snippet of what actually goes on.
On the post: Police Chief Tells Parents To Hack Kids' Facebook Accounts
Re: I think this describes the situation niceley..
Sounds like a clear abuse of power.
"Lawful Intercept (LI) to hack his family's facebook accounts,"
So LI is being used so this douche can check up on his family? See cops even treat their own families like criminals.
On the post: Dead Baltimore Cop Signed and 'Certified' Red Light Camera Tickets
New meaning for worked to death.
On the post: Father Of The Great Firewall Defends Chinese Internet Censorship By Noting The US Does The Same Thing
Though, to be fair, he insists that those VPNs are for research only
On the post: Police Chief Tells Parents To Hack Kids' Facebook Accounts
But, really, the following sentence suggests he doesn't understand what trust means.
"running seminars for parents on how to hack their kids' Facebook accounts and install spyware and keyloggers to spy on everything they do. "
Scary that this is totally acceptable. Way to push your kids further away, and give them more excuses to hide everything they do.
"and it all starts with actually educating kids..."
Too much work. That actually requires parenting. Geez, hasn't someone invented software to do that for me yet?
On the post: Chinese Researcher Points Out How Patents Can Hinder Innovation
I cant wait
Technology we have today is to powerful for our child like minds to use responsibly.
"The fundamental driving force of innovation is competition"
Whaaa whaaaa, that's too hard.
"it can also prompt former innovators to gain high return by relying on the products they have already innovated, rather than pushing them toward further innovation"
Aww that's so nice. He could have just said makes them lazy and stupid.
"some enterprises can use a strict IPR system to set up barriers for their competitors. "
Some? Oh yeah ones with money and lobbyist's.
"They can force innovators to focus less on further innovation, and more on "infringement""
Damn pie-rates.
On the post: Did Watson Succeed On Jeopardy By Infringing Copyrights?
when do we hit a copyright infringement issue?
Thats the way you see it, right patent trolls?
On the post: Did Homeland Security Seize... And Then Unseize... A Dynamic DNS Domain?
average_joke
Dont feed the trolls.
An AC put it nicely:
"They could have gathered useful information from the dynamic dns site's owner about who was using a specific account, their IP addresses used, and then do real investigation from there."
Real investigations are too hard and expensive though. It is easier to just take a "server marker" away, than actually stop crime. That way it looks like they are doing something without actually stopping anything. it is a GOV win win, only one who loses are innocent websites, and the children.
On the post: Senate Extends Controversial Patriot Act Spying Provisions By 90 Days; But Will They Debate Them During That Time?
Dont worry
On the post: Hillary Clinton Talks The Talk On Internet Freedom; Will The Administration Walk The Walk?
Will The Administration Walk The Walk?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12475829
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LOL
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Postal
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On the post: Forget Hot Coffee, Now Disney Is Sued For Severe Burns From Nacho Cheese
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Picture worth 1000 words - UH, all the cheese fell within a couple inches right near his lip?
"Quick Maa, knock him over so we can say it was their fault."
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