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  1. I think that Windows 8 is great(or at least can be great), if MS pulls this off properly it might just bring the post-pc era. But 8 doesn't really work with a mouse, it wasn't made for that, touch is where it excels.

  2. Helps if you give background, Most art is subjective...to the eye of the beholder

    To add some content to your new post... Note that Rockstar's latest Newswire is giving shout outs to all supporting themed websites, I nearly don't expect to see our own site on there, since we're not overtly creative fans (I was once upon a time, taking art in school, all the time) but it is nice for them to do so, and they've mentioned us on Twitter at least, and we love it!

    http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire

    Anyway, I think going with a non-Digital appearance is nice, it's what probably separates it more then other fanbased art.

    Looks like a black and white water color print if I'm not mistaken, I do more drawing then painting

    TY! And actually, it was a black and white photo which I played around with and ended up with this.

  3. My thoughts about piracy...

    Piracy, I think is important. It just cannot be done away with. Not everyone has the money to buy Photoshop(seriously $699?). Many do not even have the money to buy an original $10 book. But they can however get it very cheaply when it's pirated - same with software. What I am trying to say very clearly is that everyone doesn't have great money, but there are many who have got great talent in them. There are many great innovatives, creatives and revolutionaries out there waiting for there talents to be discovered. But they are going to need tools - software like Photoshop, like Dreamworks, like Final Cut. What makes great people come alive? Education and inspiring books - knowledge. Everyone should have the chance of reading an autobiography of a person like - Steve Jobs or maybe say, Hitler. Everyone doesn't have the money though. Piracy isn't really just about stealing, it's much more. More about education, more about spreading knowledge, more about giving the necessary tools that end up helping those who need them the most. Movies and music too play an important role in spreading knowledge. Piracy acts a way to create opportunities, to give chances to those who need them and in the process maybe even to those who don't.

    And all that companies get from piracy is loss, right? Wrong. Adobe wouldn't have anywhere near the revenue or installed base it has now if it's stuff(especially Photoshop) wasn't pirated enough. Piracy helps Adobe, it has admitted the fact itself a lot of times. And not just Adobe, it helps a lot of the other companies. Consider reading this article - http://piracy.ssrc.org/adobe-logic/.

    Really, if you look the other way - Piracy has much, much more advantages than disadvantages. Many famous authors openly support piracy. And they should, it may help millions and billions of people and may help in making the world a better place to be.

    So, those are just some of my own thoughts. I am welcome to criticism.

    Why History needs Piracy - http://technologizer...oftware-piracy/

    I give you an A+ on your post. Excellent.

    Thanks, I even published it here - http://www.quietwrite.com/writing/83605/why-i-think-piracy-is-just

    And all that companies get from piracy is loss, right? Wrong. Adobe wouldn't have anywhere near the revenue or installed base it has now if it's stuff(especially Photoshop) wasn't pirated enough. Piracy helps Adobe, it has admitted the fact itself a lot of times. And not just Adobe, it helps a lot of the other companies. Consider reading this article - http://piracy.ssrc.org/adobe-logic/.

    Amen on that. Even Microsoft themselves admitted that XP won't be this popular if it wasn't for the warez groups.

    Yep, that too, is very much correct. :)

  4. @Huck: That is so because WOT relies much more on user provided data rather than virus/malware checks - which I think is more reliable.

    Although being that it relies on user input ala-Wikipedia it is vunerable to having the sites mis-rated.

    Yes but it won't get piracy-promoting websites or such other hacking websites in trouble.

  5. @Huck: That is so because WOT relies much more on user provided data rather than virus/malware checks - which I think is more reliable.

    @DarkMeshy: WOT is one of the most used and most popular link safety checkers on the web.

    @Chris: I think you should consider contacting Mcafee and explain things to them. And maybe ask for a rescan.

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  6. My thoughts about piracy...

    Piracy, I think is important. It just cannot be done away with. Not everyone has the money to buy Photoshop(seriously $699?). Many do not even have the money to buy an original $10 book. But they can however get it very cheaply when it's pirated - same with software. What I am trying to say very clearly is that everyone doesn't have great money, but there are many who have got great talent in them. There are many great innovatives, creatives and revolutionaries out there waiting for there talents to be discovered. But they are going to need tools - software like Photoshop, like Dreamworks, like Final Cut. What makes great people come alive? Education and inspiring books - knowledge. Everyone should have the chance of reading an autobiography of a person like - Steve Jobs or maybe say, Hitler. Everyone doesn't have the money though. Piracy isn't really just about stealing, it's much more. More about education, more about spreading knowledge, more about giving the necessary tools that end up helping those who need them the most. Movies and music too play an important role in spreading knowledge. Piracy acts a way to create opportunities, to give chances to those who need them and in the process maybe even to those who don't.

    And all that companies get from piracy is loss, right? Wrong. Adobe wouldn't have anywhere near the revenue or installed base it has now if it's stuff(especially Photoshop) wasn't pirated enough. Piracy helps Adobe, it has admitted the fact itself a lot of times. And not just Adobe, it helps a lot of the other companies. Consider reading this article - http://piracy.ssrc.org/adobe-logic/.

    Really, if you look the other way - Piracy has much, much more advantages than disadvantages. Many famous authors openly support piracy. And they should, it may help millions and billions of people and may help in making the world a better place to be.

    So, those are just some of my own thoughts. I am welcome to criticism.

    Why History needs Piracy - http://technologizer...oftware-piracy/

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  7. Oh come on he knew damn well that when he started to mess with his head, he was gonna hurt him. It's not like you decide to ruin someone's privacy like that and then go "whoops, had no idea I was doing anything wrong, sorry bro."

    I'm sure he didn't mean to push him to his death but still, it's such a nasty thing to do. I don't know about the sentence, 10 years sounds like a lot of time but if he got 1 or 2, would that really change people's mentality towards this issue? Honestly, I'm not sure.

    Living with that kid's death will be a massive burden anyway, regardless of jail time.

    An eye for an eye never really changes anything. A rather long jail time for that guy won't really change people's attitude at all. The countries with the least number of criminals and criminal acts registered have the least penalties for criminal offenses. Maybe it is time for us to start wondering why.

    Well If I was that judge, I would give maximum five years.

    It hurts to be bullied but I mean if someone's gay it's there life, how does it affect yours? You can easily adjust to living with a gay roomate. What he did there was tottally wrong and it was kind of his fault for their death.

    10 years is a long time. People change, people grow. 10 years is a long time for a human. When he becomes old, he'll remember about the 10 years (if he lives long enough), he's not really being charged for the 'teasing' but more for the 'death' although teasing led to death, some people will argue to only charge for the teasing, not like he killed him, but convinced him to kill himself.

    That he committed suicide was not entirely that guy's fault. And I say that again - especially since it wasn't like he had no other choice at all.

  8. He teased him quite a bit - and I agree that it was wrong. But suicide is a stupid thing to do already, and he can't be blamed because he committed suicide. Especially since it wasn't like he left him no other choice. Moreover as soon as he knew that he was deeply upset by it, he apologized..

    At 8:47pm Ravi texts Clementi: ‘I’m sorry if you heard something distorted and disturbing but I assure you all my actions were good natured.’ Sends another text: ‘I don’t want your freshman year to be ruined by a petty misunderstanding, it’s adding to my guilt.’

    He wasn't really responsible for the guy's suicide - I think. 1-2 years in prison is more than enough. 10 years would ruin his life. Nobody gained anything.

    And consider this article: http://www.punemirro...ybody-lost.html

  9. New York: The jurors in India-born student Dharun Ravi's case, who came out with a guilty verdict on Friday that may jail him for 10 years and even lead to his deportation, say his repeated attempts to watch and gossip about his gay roommate's sexual encounter convinced them that he committed hate crime.

    Source: http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/4/20120318201203180208178084f94a856/Indian-student-guilty-of-hate-crime-Jurors.html

  10. You can go to this website and select your manufacturer from the list there.

    Things You'll Need:

    Blank CD/DVD or USB flash drive

    Then, if you are using a CD/DVD -

    1.) Open up a web browser and go to Samsung's support page (see Resources). Enter the model number of your player or select your model from the drop-down menu and click "Search."

    2.) Select the correct firmware update for your model of Blu-ray player. Download it and save it to your desktop.

    3.) Unzip the file using Winzip or Winrar and extract the .iso file to your desktop.

    4.) Insert a blank CD into your computer. Right-click on the extracted .iso file and select the "Burn using..." option.

    5.) Remove the CD from your computer and place it in the Blu-ray player. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the process.

    If you use a USB flash drive -

    1.) Plug a USB flash drive into your PC. Take note of the drive letter assigned to your USB drive; for example, removable disk (F:).

    2.) Open up a web browser and go to Samsung's support page (see Resources). Enter the model number of your player or select your model from the drop-down menu and click "Search."

    3.) Select and download the firmware update for USB to your desktop.

    4.) Unzip the file using Winzip or Winrar and extract the files to your USB flash drive. In your system tray, right-click on "Safely remove hardware" to remove the flash drive.

    5.) Remove the USB drive from your PC and insert it into the USB port on the back of your Blu-ray player. Follow the on-screen instructions.

    Hope that helps. :)

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