.......That William Randolph Hearst and his Yellow-journalism fueled the war on drugs in the first place, the Media are the LAST people I trust to provide me with reliable information in regards to drugs.
As a matter of fact, I don't trust anyone to provide me with information regarding drugs anymore. Guv'ment included. The DEA website is so full of blatant propaganda, I find it hard to believe anyone can take it seriously
And besides, I seriously doubt anyone has my best interests in mind more then myself.
After about 5GB of initial downloads, my download rate went from approx. 100kB/s to about 15-20kB/s while maintaining about 100kB/s upload at all times during seeding. These speeds have been my usual speed for weeks now. NOTHING I did restored my initial 100kB/s download speed.
Perusing Slashdot, I read this article and decided to try it out and see if I could glean some useful information from it. Nothing in particular caught my attention. I let a download cruise along for awhile with no changes and nothing to indicate "wonkiness" on the part of my ISP(Comcast).
Then, without me changing any settings, I suddenly got that 100kB/s download speed back and it is still cruising right along.
Is it possible Comcast somehow recognized my using the application and curtailed curtailing my download rate? Now that I have a tool to catch them in the act, they stop? Just coincidence?
When I cannot give her a hug or kiss in public? Its fucking ILLEGAL?
Thats where this is all headed. Intended or not, some "offended" idiot is going to make a fuss out of something like that because "they" were offended.
Who decides what is affection and what is "lust"?
Who decides whether or not an image is on my PC because I thought the artwork was interesting from an art standpoint or because I get a hard-on viewing it?
Please tell me, who decides what MY intent was? ME, or someone else?
I read the forums on several sites and had to agree with most of the arguments. It was a bad idea right from the beginning and the customer base spoke up. And the publisher, surprisingly, responded in a positive manner. A collective sigh of relief was heard around the world.
Now that everyone claimed that they would speak with their wallets and not buy the game if the DRM was put in place, I think its only fair that those same people actually do what they inferred by those statements and PAY for the games.
You know what I am saying. Even you folks that were going to pirate it anyways should pony up and reward this company for actually basing decisions on customer comment.
But if I have to be treated like one in order to play games, why not become one?
Seriously, I have never pirated a game or used hacks/warez to play a game. Never. I also refuse to keep upgrading consoles to play games (a video card is different since I can use it for more then gaming).
But, to be honest, the thought of using pirated versions is becoming more and more tempting.
Is that what you wanted, Bioware? Is it? YOU are pushing me towards it. Either that or simply not purchase your title.
On a side note, do you really think I am so fucking lazy that I cannot be bothered to put a disc in my drive? That is why I bought a PC with a drive in it.
I have been watching numerous forum posts on the World of Warcraft Community site deleted within minutes (mine included).
As it stands, losing my rights as a consumer is not worth playing WoW. I sent an email to them stating QUITE clearly that I would be canceling my account unless they start rethinking their approach to this. Hopefully money talks still and enough players become aware of this and start talking with their wallets/purses.
Why the fuck would I do a patent search on something I was just tinkering with and had no intent on marketing?
Other then the fact that Standard had a patent solely to screw over the general populace and fill their pockets, I don't care about patents. Probably the single most devastating factor to progress humans have invented.
And in case you didn't know, it is COMMON practice for patent holders to modify the original idea with some "novel" use then simply go reapply the day the original patent expires.
I DID use it. For my own uses. I actually considered charging shop customers to do the same thing to their vehicles.
From a current standpoint, it is not a good idea. The shift should be away from the use of petroleum entirely and on to better sources of ELECTRICITY, i.e., solar, geothermal, etc.
Simply placing a hydrocarbon-consuming electrical generator on the vehicle (like rail locomotives have been doing for decades) may help to alleviate the problem, but not eliminate it.
Some of these guys are claiming "they invented" some of the technologies involved here. I do not see any new tech here. I DO see novel uses of existing technolgies, but that is about it. I might have missed something.
Give you an example. The Fuel Vapor "Ale'". Essentially, the idea is to introduce a "dry" gas consisting of air and evaporated gasoline into the engine, rather then a mixture of fuel droplets and air. Back in the 1960's, a couple of drag racers(cannot, for the life of me, remember both the names. One was Moody) managed to get 80mpg from a STOCK Chevy 350. How did they do it? They simple stacked non-fuel introducing venturis underneath the remote-mounted carburator. The constant shift from a low to a high-pressure area broke up the fuel droplets allowing them to "evaporate" before entering the engine. What it did was allow for COMPLETE combustion of the fuel. I did the same thing on my 1961 Falcon Ranchero using the existing PCV plate under the carb(only ONE additional venturi), rejetted and went from 26mpg to 35mpg. In addition, that 1961 Ranchero burned cleaner then the 1992 Honda Civic that I 5-gas tested at the same time I tested my old Ford. A LOT cleaner, with no catalytic converter.
Why have you never heard of this? Because once they proved it worked, Standard Oil offered them a HUGE amount of money for the patent (they still hold it) and promptly shelved the entire idea. To sell you more oil......
Anyways, my point here is not to detract from the goals of these people, but to point out that a lot of this technology ALREADY exists, and credit should be given where due.
From my own experience, I know of no better way to ruin a hobby for myself then to try and make a career out of it.
Hobbies are just that. Hobbies.
The moment you have to do it when you do not want to, the pleasure derived from it starts to leak away.......
My advice, find something your REALLY good at and make THAT your career choice. If your above-the-rest good at something, the money comes naturally and opens up room for more/different hobbies.
By the time ANYONE gets taxes in place for Internet purchases, most internet purchases will not be happening anyways.
Huh?
Look at the rise in fuel costs for shipping. When shipping far outweighs the cost of the item purchased, e-sales are going to tank. And trust me, they will. As is, several airlines have already stated that current fuel costs ALREADY outstrip income from shipping/passenger service. The trucking industry is next.
The reason "they" are promoting this, rather then a 120 AC scenario, is because OF the fact that some 2nd layer distribution structure remains. They get to add the cost of transportation(done by trucks they own), manufacture(done in refineries they own), etc. to the end cost of the product.
More money in their pockets. Simple as that. It is merely a bid to retain control over a market(the one the current petroleum interests nurse from), when 120 AC is the logical means of solving the issue of distribution.
The NASA link at the bottom of the page linked in your post has already been squashed. Poof.
I'd also like to point out that in the time it took me to read down this far, then refresh my screen, at least 4 posts have been REMOVED FROM THIS THREAD. WTF!???
And they can even detonate using that extra channel usually used for the landing gear, since, presumably, landing gear will not be needed in the foreseeable future.
Slashdot Mirror
.......That William Randolph Hearst and his Yellow-journalism fueled the war on drugs in the first place, the Media are the LAST people I trust to provide me with reliable information in regards to drugs.
As a matter of fact, I don't trust anyone to provide me with information regarding drugs anymore. Guv'ment included. The DEA website is so full of blatant propaganda, I find it hard to believe anyone can take it seriously
And besides, I seriously doubt anyone has my best interests in mind more then myself.
TS: "Microsoft Technical Support, Bill speaking. What can I do for you today?"
Me: "Hiyas! Yeah. Having a little trouble setting the clock on my XP machine."
TS: "Is that all? Right-click the clock display then drag the hands around to the desired time."
Me: "Got it. Thanks!"
TS: "Is there anything else I can do for you today?"
Me: "Well, now that you mention it, can you extend Windows XP for me?"
(Edit: I figured out what Bill was doing with his remaining 20% Microsoft time investment.)
Me: "Hiyas! Yeah. Having a little trouble setting the clock on my XP machine."
TS: "Is that all? Right-click the clock display then drag the hands around to the desired time."
Me: "Got it. Thanks!"
TS: "Is there anything else I can do for you today?"
Me: "Well, now that you mention it, can you extend Windows XP for me?"
And I am only partly being facetious here, get rid of the roommate!
I have been using Azureus for torrents.
After about 5GB of initial downloads, my download rate went from approx. 100kB/s to about 15-20kB/s while maintaining about 100kB/s upload at all times during seeding. These speeds have been my usual speed for weeks now. NOTHING I did restored my initial 100kB/s download speed.
Perusing Slashdot, I read this article and decided to try it out and see if I could glean some useful information from it. Nothing in particular caught my attention. I let a download cruise along for awhile with no changes and nothing to indicate "wonkiness" on the part of my ISP(Comcast).
Then, without me changing any settings, I suddenly got that 100kB/s download speed back and it is still cruising right along.
Is it possible Comcast somehow recognized my using the application and curtailed curtailing my download rate? Now that I have a tool to catch them in the act, they stop? Just coincidence?
What do you think?
When I cannot give her a hug or kiss in public? Its fucking ILLEGAL?
Thats where this is all headed. Intended or not, some "offended" idiot is going to make a fuss out of something like that because "they" were offended.
Who decides what is affection and what is "lust"?
Who decides whether or not an image is on my PC because I thought the artwork was interesting from an art standpoint or because I get a hard-on viewing it?
Please tell me, who decides what MY intent was? ME, or someone else?
Those not willing to fight for their rights do not deserve them.
But, as age tempers me some, I've revised that thought.
Those that would wish to deprive me of my rights deserve to be fought.
"Putting the Gnome on the roof would reduce latency too since the signals don't have to travel as far."
Fixed that for you. Your welcome.
I was pleasantly surprised to hear this news.
I read the forums on several sites and had to agree with most of the arguments. It was a bad idea right from the beginning and the customer base spoke up. And the publisher, surprisingly, responded in a positive manner. A collective sigh of relief was heard around the world.
Now that everyone claimed that they would speak with their wallets and not buy the game if the DRM was put in place, I think its only fair that those same people actually do what they inferred by those statements and PAY for the games.
You know what I am saying. Even you folks that were going to pirate it anyways should pony up and reward this company for actually basing decisions on customer comment.
Hell, you might even get your moneys worth.
Silly me forgot the link........ http://www.space.com/news/070202_china_spacedebris.html
Too bad most of the satellites will be knocked out of orbit by all the debris their last little stunt in orbit left behind.
But if I have to be treated like one in order to play games, why not become one?
Seriously, I have never pirated a game or used hacks/warez to play a game. Never. I also refuse to keep upgrading consoles to play games (a video card is different since I can use it for more then gaming).
But, to be honest, the thought of using pirated versions is becoming more and more tempting.
Is that what you wanted, Bioware? Is it? YOU are pushing me towards it. Either that or simply not purchase your title.
On a side note, do you really think I am so fucking lazy that I cannot be bothered to put a disc in my drive? That is why I bought a PC with a drive in it.
Has been swift.
I have been watching numerous forum posts on the World of Warcraft Community site deleted within minutes (mine included).
As it stands, losing my rights as a consumer is not worth playing WoW. I sent an email to them stating QUITE clearly that I would be canceling my account unless they start rethinking their approach to this. Hopefully money talks still and enough players become aware of this and start talking with their wallets/purses.
I was referring to the IDEA, NOT the patent.
Why the fuck would I do a patent search on something I was just tinkering with and had no intent on marketing?
Other then the fact that Standard had a patent solely to screw over the general populace and fill their pockets, I don't care about patents. Probably the single most devastating factor to progress humans have invented.
And in case you didn't know, it is COMMON practice for patent holders to modify the original idea with some "novel" use then simply go reapply the day the original patent expires.
New use, new patent.
I DID use it. For my own uses. I actually considered charging shop customers to do the same thing to their vehicles.
From a current standpoint, it is not a good idea. The shift should be away from the use of petroleum entirely and on to better sources of ELECTRICITY, i.e., solar, geothermal, etc.
Simply placing a hydrocarbon-consuming electrical generator on the vehicle (like rail locomotives have been doing for decades) may help to alleviate the problem, but not eliminate it.
Some of these guys are claiming "they invented" some of the technologies involved here. I do not see any new tech here. I DO see novel uses of existing technolgies, but that is about it. I might have missed something.
Give you an example. The Fuel Vapor "Ale'". Essentially, the idea is to introduce a "dry" gas consisting of air and evaporated gasoline into the engine, rather then a mixture of fuel droplets and air.
Back in the 1960's, a couple of drag racers(cannot, for the life of me, remember both the names. One was Moody) managed to get 80mpg from a STOCK Chevy 350. How did they do it? They simple stacked non-fuel introducing venturis underneath the remote-mounted carburator. The constant shift from a low to a high-pressure area broke up the fuel droplets allowing them to "evaporate" before entering the engine. What it did was allow for COMPLETE combustion of the fuel. I did the same thing on my 1961 Falcon Ranchero using the existing PCV plate under the carb(only ONE additional venturi), rejetted and went from 26mpg to 35mpg. In addition, that 1961 Ranchero burned cleaner then the 1992 Honda Civic that I 5-gas tested at the same time I tested my old Ford. A LOT cleaner, with no catalytic converter.
Why have you never heard of this? Because once they proved it worked, Standard Oil offered them a HUGE amount of money for the patent (they still hold it) and promptly shelved the entire idea. To sell you more oil......
Anyways, my point here is not to detract from the goals of these people, but to point out that a lot of this technology ALREADY exists, and credit should be given where due.
From my own experience, I know of no better way to ruin a hobby for myself then to try and make a career out of it.
Hobbies are just that. Hobbies.
The moment you have to do it when you do not want to, the pleasure derived from it starts to leak away.......
My advice, find something your REALLY good at and make THAT your career choice. If your above-the-rest good at something, the money comes naturally and opens up room for more/different hobbies.
Just my $2.
.....The first thing that popped into my head was someone out there figuring out how to use this to access password protected sites/accounts.
"Hey! Look at this! I googled "World of Warcraft Forums" and just got 10 million hits, all logged in as a user!"
By the time ANYONE gets taxes in place for Internet purchases, most internet purchases will not be happening anyways.
Huh?
Look at the rise in fuel costs for shipping. When shipping far outweighs the cost of the item purchased, e-sales are going to tank. And trust me, they will. As is, several airlines have already stated that current fuel costs ALREADY outstrip income from shipping/passenger service. The trucking industry is next.
This is PRECISELY the kind of shit that should be a part of the "Moonbase" we should be building.
I'd prefer to watch the Langoliers from a distance. Sheesh. Could you imagine the show? Better then any ole' Lunar Eclipse, hands down.
The reason "they" are promoting this, rather then a 120 AC scenario, is because OF the fact that some 2nd layer distribution structure remains. They get to add the cost of transportation(done by trucks they own), manufacture(done in refineries they own), etc. to the end cost of the product.
More money in their pockets. Simple as that. It is merely a bid to retain control over a market(the one the current petroleum interests nurse from), when 120 AC is the logical means of solving the issue of distribution.
The NASA link at the bottom of the page linked in your post has already been squashed. Poof.
I'd also like to point out that in the time it took me to read down this far, then refresh my screen, at least 4 posts have been REMOVED FROM THIS THREAD. WTF!???
I REPEAT! WTF!??
Robot: Are you lost? May I assist you?
Foreign Tourist: Why, yes. Can you direct me to the....(consults foreign-language/English dictionary)...."Deep Fried Human Babies" store?
Robot: Yes, McDonald's is located in the Food Plaza, located at the top of the escalators. Good day and thank you for shopping MegaMall!
And they can even detonate using that extra channel usually used for the landing gear, since, presumably, landing gear will not be needed in the foreseeable future.
......That /. is playing into this scenario quite well.