WOW
That is all I can say. I found a file called CmdLineExt02.dll and couldn't delete it so I did some research.
Turns out is is supposed to be part of copy protection software. Now the only game I have installed on my machine (aside from the Novalogic title "Black Hawk Down") is the EA games title "Cricket 2005".
Upon diggin deeper I found that A LOT of my favourite games use this technology and some even make use of software that installs root kits or derivitives of. This is quiet a scary thought as I do all my banking online. Now if some stupid hacker tool hooks up with the root kit there is no ways my anti virus software is going pick it up.
So I have decided to effectively remove all the games from my machine until I can establish which vendor is running what.
To the software vendors I would like to say this. You are inconveniencing the lives of legitimate users with all of this nonsense. ALL software can be cracked and anyone that is using cracked software knows there is a risk attached to it. No my question to you is this. Is it safer to use the legitimate software with all of this nonsense going round? You guys are shooting yourselves in the foot by doing this. Me for one will not buy any more EA titles (which is a disappointment as I was really enjoying the Battlefield 2)
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Zidane shows what is means to use your head
Okay this is off topic I know but it is something that has been bugging me for a LONG time.
The incident between french football player Zidane and some italian player (lost interest in the team after what appeared to be the players humping after scoring a goal) where Zidan head butted the itallian in the chest raised many eyebrows.
If you look at the footage again carefully Zidane was moving away from the player and then turned and head butted him. This can only mean that as the Zidane was walking away the italian must have said something that hit a nerve.
I cannot condone the action but it makes me wonder if the powers that be allow this type of thing to happen by letting the players rile each other up with comments. Some of the comments I have heard (especially in the cricket arena) are absolutely disgusting and I am not suprised that players retaliate.
Now everyone says it is part of the game but I firmly believe that it is not. The only place I can see fitting for this type of behaviour is in some form of fighting sport because once the comments are made you are allowed to beat the snot out of your opponent.
Not to mention the example that this type of behvaiour sets for our children. As a father there is no ways I will condone this type of behaviour from my child/ren. If I had to ever see my child/ren playing with gamesmanship and not sportsmanship I would stop them from playing the sport till they learnt the true values of sport.
For those of us that have forgotten, the true value of sport is not WAR! We have enough governments creating wars. The true meaning of sport is honesty, integrity and fair play. Put money into that equation and now all of a sudden there is under handedness, dishonesty and mind games.
To the governing bodies of sports. Bring back the values of the game. DO NOT allow this degeneration to continue and put the games before the pay cheques. If cleaning up the gaming is going to cost money because sponsors pull out because people prefer watching (what is fast becoming) roman circuses then so be it. Do the right thing, for the sake of our children and the human race as a whole. Think about it. I have no idea how you our the players that employ these tactics sleep at night.
Finally...
Zidane, we bid you farewell from international football. You have had a fantastic career and led your team well. Don't let this incident get you down. As far as I am concerned I would have broken a few noses and probably not lasted more than one game. I hope you had a good laugh in the change rooms at the way the guy went down. Everyone has a breaking point, you found yours tonight.
To the itallian player who got beaten down (LOL). As far as I am concerned you got off lightly. I can think of things a lot worse that I would have done.
Then Buffon (what an unfortunate surname). Did you run off crying to your mother everytime someone did something? How on earth did the red card come it if the ref and linesman did not see the incident?
All in all it was a fantastic game, congrats to italy for winning and a big congrats to Germany for hosting the event extremely well. To the USA, next world cup lads, I am sure you will kick some serious behind. Your dismissal from the world cup to Ghana (vomit) was not because of a lack of skill on your part, it was a brilliant piece of acting that secured that penalty.
To all the players that dive. DON'T complain when the ref doesn't call a legit foul against you. Let me give you a quick lesson. Ref goes home, watches game to view mistakes he might have made. Makes mental notes of players who have dived and is alot more weary of you the next game he refs with you in it. PLAY THE GAME! Give our children proper role models.
To the German team. What an amazing performance. I recon the next world cup is yours!
See you all in South Africa in 2010. (If the planet surives long enough)
The incident between french football player Zidane and some italian player (lost interest in the team after what appeared to be the players humping after scoring a goal) where Zidan head butted the itallian in the chest raised many eyebrows.
If you look at the footage again carefully Zidane was moving away from the player and then turned and head butted him. This can only mean that as the Zidane was walking away the italian must have said something that hit a nerve.
I cannot condone the action but it makes me wonder if the powers that be allow this type of thing to happen by letting the players rile each other up with comments. Some of the comments I have heard (especially in the cricket arena) are absolutely disgusting and I am not suprised that players retaliate.
Now everyone says it is part of the game but I firmly believe that it is not. The only place I can see fitting for this type of behaviour is in some form of fighting sport because once the comments are made you are allowed to beat the snot out of your opponent.
Not to mention the example that this type of behvaiour sets for our children. As a father there is no ways I will condone this type of behaviour from my child/ren. If I had to ever see my child/ren playing with gamesmanship and not sportsmanship I would stop them from playing the sport till they learnt the true values of sport.
For those of us that have forgotten, the true value of sport is not WAR! We have enough governments creating wars. The true meaning of sport is honesty, integrity and fair play. Put money into that equation and now all of a sudden there is under handedness, dishonesty and mind games.
To the governing bodies of sports. Bring back the values of the game. DO NOT allow this degeneration to continue and put the games before the pay cheques. If cleaning up the gaming is going to cost money because sponsors pull out because people prefer watching (what is fast becoming) roman circuses then so be it. Do the right thing, for the sake of our children and the human race as a whole. Think about it. I have no idea how you our the players that employ these tactics sleep at night.
Finally...
Zidane, we bid you farewell from international football. You have had a fantastic career and led your team well. Don't let this incident get you down. As far as I am concerned I would have broken a few noses and probably not lasted more than one game. I hope you had a good laugh in the change rooms at the way the guy went down. Everyone has a breaking point, you found yours tonight.
To the itallian player who got beaten down (LOL). As far as I am concerned you got off lightly. I can think of things a lot worse that I would have done.
Then Buffon (what an unfortunate surname). Did you run off crying to your mother everytime someone did something? How on earth did the red card come it if the ref and linesman did not see the incident?
All in all it was a fantastic game, congrats to italy for winning and a big congrats to Germany for hosting the event extremely well. To the USA, next world cup lads, I am sure you will kick some serious behind. Your dismissal from the world cup to Ghana (vomit) was not because of a lack of skill on your part, it was a brilliant piece of acting that secured that penalty.
To all the players that dive. DON'T complain when the ref doesn't call a legit foul against you. Let me give you a quick lesson. Ref goes home, watches game to view mistakes he might have made. Makes mental notes of players who have dived and is alot more weary of you the next game he refs with you in it. PLAY THE GAME! Give our children proper role models.
To the German team. What an amazing performance. I recon the next world cup is yours!
See you all in South Africa in 2010. (If the planet surives long enough)
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