Strange how this subject got from not having enough income to buy games, isn't it?
-- Isn't it interesting that the same people who laugh at science fiction listen to weather forecasts and economists? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shadow Dragon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 8:48 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] not necessarily true - Re: Fw: piracy of games? > Of course there are always going to be security issues. There are security > issues everywhere. But there's no reason to get paranoid about it. If you > use a program like paypal, there's no way to see your credit card info > once > you've entered it. No way at all. If you give your number directly yes, > then > it could possibly become a security issue, but if a giant corperation like > paypal were hacked, they'd lose tons of business and likely get sued. > That's > why they offer businesses like that. I mean sure it isn't flawless, but if > you're paranoid, instead of cracking things or setting up credit card > after > credit card, it seems to me that it'd make more sense to take the easy way > out. Then again, what do I know, I can't even think straight I'm so tired. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "shaun everiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 7:40 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] not necessarily true - Re: Fw: piracy of games? > > >> Ok let me get one thing straight. >> There are and will be security holes. >> Yeah the bad people are always trying to get ahead of the goodies and >> often do. >> Do not let that scare you, if you do than the badguys have achieved >> their goal to some what make you go away. >> At 11:34 a.m. 3/07/2007, you wrote: >> >>>I know, that game devs wont use that info against us. Now if I took >>>the time to actually learn a programming language, I am starting easy >>>and trying to make simple things with autoit, so I can build up, and >>>then create some games. I wont even bother to secure them. Just type >>>in some random letters in a generated email or something. But, I know >>>game devs wont use that info. But if anyone here listtens to security >>>now which is at grc.com/seciritynow, you will know that there are >>>quite a lot of exploits in SQL databases, etc. And the fact that Liam >>>makes everyone type in their names and email addresses makes me even >>>more nervous. So? You wont give it away, I trust you liam. But, >>>hackers anyone? Ever heard of them? Anyone know what they do, ever >>>thought of them? Well probably not; I got this rediculious spam book >>>that showed how to break into databses and stuff. I wont do it of >>>course, but it is amazingly easy to break a script and get to the >>>underlying info. Reaking havoc with people's information is not good >>>at all. If you dont believe that any server, any server even paypal is >>>at risk. I probably sound paranoid and I wouldn't blame you for >>>thinking that, but it makes somee feel nervous. If you have a firewall >>>antivirus, nope; no good on web pages. Think your secure if you've got >>>the latest windows patches? Nooooo. Microsoft has failed to release >>>patches to hundreds of things. And now we're drifting off topic with >>>windows security. While I agree with everyone here, that paying for a >>>game is of utmost importance, and I honestly would pay for a game, I >>>really would, but you really dont know what's under the hood. >>>Think about that, the next time you pay for a game. And if you think >>>your safe if you've got that padlock icon and the https://blabla.bla? >>>Well, not really. >>> >>>So think about that the next time, you do online shopping. I even >>>heard of awful stories of people's stuff getting robbed and stolen. >>>And no matter how much security is in place, there is always a way. >>>Thats the only reason for my cracking stuff. And surely others as >>>well. Also go to twit.tv if you dont believe my blabbing. Its not >>>really blabbing though. But still if you still think that you are >>>safe. Well. One day itll happen. Im sure of it. >>> >>>On 7/2/07, Charles Rivard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > Some people live on very small incomes, and they find it very >>> > difficult >>> > to >>> > even save a few dollars every month. So to say that anyone can afford >>> > $30 >>> > to $40 is sometimes not true. I know. I've been there. I was living >>> > on a >>> > monthly income of $700, $375 of which went toward rent. Then there >>> > were >>> > electric bills, phone bills, Internet bills, water bills, gas bills, >>> > groceries including dog food for my guide, the occasional vet bill for >>> > the >>> > guide, and an occasional unexpected expense or so. After all that, >>> > every >>> > stinking month, guess how many games I was buying?? Absolutely zero!, >>> > -- >>> > Isn't it interesting that the same people who laugh at science fiction >>> > listen to weather forecasts and economists? >>> > >>> > ----- Original Message ----- >>> > From: "Josh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>> > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 2:07 PM >>> > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Fw: piracy of games? >>> > >>> > >>> > > no it doesn't. Especially when paying for a $30 or $40 game. Anyone >>> > > can >>> > > afford $30 or $40 and if they can't then I'm sure someone else could >>> > > buy >>> > > it >>> > > for them. >>> > > >>> > > Josh >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] >>> > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> You can visit >>> > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >>> > any subscription changes via the web. >>> > >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Gamers mailing list .. 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