SEIV is being Pirated

[tesco samoa]

http://promo.net/pg/

is the link

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Besides paying a subscription to use my computer and copyright overload, one other thing DRIVES ME INSANE.

I recently read that several television networks were asked by several advertising firms if they could 1.) Place ads in the lower right hand corner of the screen DURING TV SHOWS and 2.) SUPERIMPOSE images over the screen during television shows.

Honestly, I want to watch TV, NOT infomercials. Who wants to watch the opening shot of the new enterprise with a nice MCDONALDS logo splashed on top of it.

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HADRIAN T. AVENTINE
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In case there is any doubt, everything I have posted at Shrapnel Games' Forums is the intellectual property of Shrapnel Games' Forums. This should be implicitly understood by anyone using a forum.

I gave you a couple hours work providing a general web router data structure. To effectively use it you need algorithms which create a tolerant adaptive system. I can easily do that too, but giving it away for free would be cheating all the dummies out there who struggle so hard and still write programs full of bugs.....

[dogscoff]

Picard: Replicator, Earl Grey Tea, hot. Actually, cancel that, I think I'd prefer an Ice cold Coca Cola(tm). Mmmm, just can't get enough of that taste...

This idea might take off for a while, but I can't imagine it proving too popular. I think the general trend in advertising lately has ben towards th subtle. Advertisers will soon realise that if their advertising is too intrusive, it will generate a negative response from the purchasing public. I hope so anyway.


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[This message has been edited by dogscoff (edited 30 August 2001).]

[LazarusLong42]

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Originally posted by tesco samoa:
If it is then a rolling stop at a stop sign is a criminal activity. And you are a criminal if you do it.

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Erm... yeah. It is/you are. In Ohio, first offense is a minor misdemeanor; second and subsequent offenses are misdemeanors of the fourth degree.

(No. I don't make rolling stops <G> )

LL

[LazarusLong42]

<shudder> Did I hear someone say "Windows XP"?

Indeed, there's no reason for it. Piracy is one thing; using your own copy of software on more than one computer is another. And for that reason I will refuse to buy WinXP, OfficeXP, or any other technology that does the same thing.

(NB: The academic edition of Office2K had the same "feature" on it; they were apparently testing it for bigger and better things--and finding ways to get around those of us who got around it.)

Personally, I see no reason why they don't offer a "family" license: use WinXP/whatever on all of your family's computers. You pay $30-$40 more than standard pricing, and we don't care how many computers you put it on, but you're on your honor not to put it on computers not in your home/in dorm rooms or apartments belonging to people whose permanent address is still your home.

Much as I dislike Microsoft in many ways, I think I might even be willing to pay the extra few bucks, just to make sure they're not out looking for me.

LL

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Intrusive advertising hasn't stopped commericial breaks from growing in length, telemarketing, and ezboard & geocities popups.

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