Recent content by Andy Powell

100% agreed. I'm sick of there only being iOS jobs available here. I want more console dev opportunities in TORONTO!

The trophies system is NOT meaningless to people who hold value to it. Obviously, you don't but your opinion doesn't make fact. Many people like myself value the trophies system as a rewards system for doing things in games that we normally wouldn't do, or for going that extra mile. It also...

Geohot.. You are about as badass as damp bread.. On yer bike, son..

heheh.. Yeah I know this is nowhere near being a complete solution, I just think it's a very clever one. I think the completeness level of the ban would probably depend on the level of hardware data collected server-side at the time of a failed cross-check. I'll be honest and say openly that...

Weeeellll.. Yes, and no... It's more like a Client/server connection. On the firmware is the client side (maybe 10% of the actual software involved), and on the server-side is the other 90%.. (these are completely made up numbers for the sake of an example). The server-side of things will...

Excellent question, and it's even more clever on Sony's part. The rootkit is not entirely included in the new firmware builds, only PART of the rootkit is. The other part of the rootkit is stored and active on the PSN right now. The PSN server-side of the rootkit communicates with the...

Actually, just to clarify things a little; This IS a countermeasure to piracy too. If hacked consoles can't access the PSN, that also means they can't update the firmware. All of the latest firmware also includes Sony's rootkit tech, which can't be removed or faked because it's crosschecked...

VERY, VERY GOOD NEWS indeed! I was starting to get very worried for the PSN in general with these hacks (trophies system, and the possibility of everyone's personal info being comprimised). This is very promising indeed. Take THAT hackers!

I'm glad this happened. One step done. Now all we need is to pressure the major ISP's to raise their bandwidth caps, and to offer unlimited packages. (slightly off-topic)--Seriously, the CRTC needs to keep their noses OUT of subscriber-based technology too. Right now they're gearing up to...

Let's continue to use your car example. What if say Ford built a new 2012 model car that had a revolutionary remote keyless entry system? Then later, it was comprimised because some "enterprising" young men decided they should have full control of the technology because they bought it too...

Bravo! Excellent point.

I'm just stating my opinion here, just like everyone else. I'm just glad to see another potential exploit hole closed. And I'm using the case of the PSP as an example.. Again.. My opinion..

All I'm going to say, is I'm GLAD GLAD GLAD Linux is gone from my PS3. I've been forced to use Linux for my day-to-day career for the last 6 years, and I hate every flavour OS to the very core of my being. No matter how benign one individuals intentions may be, other people will exploit and...

And networks wonder why the viewwership is down? They may as well just broadcast a test pattern for this things timeslot. It'd probably have the same viewwership.

Oh.. You're right, I think I may have misread your reply.. My apologies.. However, you gotta admit that it was a bit on the convoluted side with all those quotes from other posts. ^_~ The way things appear to me, it's these people screaming about a consumers rights to run unauthorized...