Oh look 3 days 12 hours on a smartphone battery. Probably could have lasted for 4 days if I didn’t need to charge it now.
Uggh what kind of crappy luck is this?
I’m just gonna put this here so I can delete it from my computer.
It’s a big shark.
What I Think Is Wrong With Digital Rights Management (DRM)
This is my second post that I have to do for school. Original post is posted here.
DRM comes in many forms. These include: enter a CD-key, always-on internet connection, online activation passes, limited installs, installation of DRM software on the user’s computer, privacy issues, and hardware specific usage. These methods of DRM range from “no problem to have”, to “annoying”, to “is that even ethical to do?”
I will be writing about these issues with DRM:
1.0. It is annoying (particularly true for video games) 1.1. It penalizes the legitimate customer, and it barely does anything to stop piracy.
2.0. We might slowly be losing the right to own what we buy. 2.1. Limited installs
3.0. Ethical Issues
4.0. Closing Note
I’m trying out this app that monitors your sleeping patterns. Not really sure if it’s accurate but oh well.
To be fair, I woke up feeling great today. I didn’t really feel like crap at all.
If I have any complaint, it’s that it takes up 20% of the battery. I usually turn off my phone when I sleep, so losing battery just for this is something I need to decide if it’s worth it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.azumio.android.sleeptime&hl=en
I have a camera now, and people with cameras take random pictures.
On a serious note, the picture looks like it has a lot of jagged edges.
Piracy – Not As Bad As You Think
I wrote an essay about piracy. I have to do a minimum of three of these blog posts. Have a read :)
As someone who reads video game websites like Kotaku and Joystiq daily, piracy and digital rights management (DRM) comes out as a form of news or debate once in a while, and I am always intrigued by what the article and its commenters have to say about it.
Also, you would notice that my post tends to use examples from video games, since I keep up with video game news daily. This might seem rather narrow, but I do believe that video games make up a rather substantial portion of software piracy and DRM issues.
DRM is a way software publishers attempt to protect their products from piracy through a variety of methods, such as limited number of installations, and persistent online authentication. DRM has often been met with lots of controversy, especially in the recent years in the video game industry. I will be talking about this in another post.
Google Translate: Star Wars
I’d define a hardcore gamer as being someone who makes time to play games, and a casual gamer as someone who plays games to pass time. A simple definition to be sure, but I think it works well.
