Microsoft has never been innovative in its life. And while Nintendo have made some interesting stuff, they've been into DRM-esq tech since they were locking developers out of the NES platform.
The difference with Sony is that it used to produce interesting hardware and defend fair use. Sony would be the one with the cool harddrive-based MP3 player if they hadn't fallen prey to this content control obsession. Even before the rootkit people were writing articles about Sony's self-destructive actions with the last several generations of their gadgets. (Imagine being a Sony engineer, coming up with a cool new gadget, then being forced to cripple it with DRM and other restrictive junk. Some Sony employees must cry themselves to sleep each night.)
Sony need to decide if they make flexible media gadgets that allow people to enjoy music and video in a convenient way or are they an IP company that publishes music and movies. Given the lack of judgement recently displayed by their music division, they would be well advised to go the gadget route as, frankly, that's the division most likely to have a future not filled with legal action.
If they were still innovating like they did back in the days of the VCR and the Walkman then they wouldn't be needing to treat customers like criminals in order to screw money out of them. Until Sony gets rid of its IP-based divisions it's only got a long spiral into self-destruction to look forward to.
Does this work from a network drive? Could I make a temporary folder on a network share with just one $sys$ file, tell all my staff to look at the folder and contact me if it's empty to them?
Frankly, the rootkit stuff was enough. I'm going to see if I can go through the rest of my life without buying anything with the Sony name on it ever again. This sure makes my PSP v DS decision easy -- or at least it's now down to "Will I get a DS or not?".
Why can't we have a whole heap of ratings systems so that people can choose the one that most closely matches their own morals and tastes? In an age where people can download products before they're officially released, would it really be so hard for more than one ratings system to provide information about new and upcoming games on a website or via some sort of subscription service?
There's also an episode of Numb3rs with a plot that references the efforts to rebuild this virus. Wasn't too bad, but I still think their sniper episode was the best.
No, but the 500W version of the Phantom comes with a fan that will kick in if things get too hot. The 300W (or is it 350W?) version has no fan, so if something goes wrong it just overheats.
Not with the current range of compatible software. Though loading the Google main page on a C64 recently did make one female-type person quite excited.
I don't suppose there are any rumours about a Toyota Hiace-based campervan hybrid with a solar panel on an angled pop-top roof? (Just searching their site, do they even make campervans anymore?)
Friends of mine have 2.5" and 3.5" USB hard drive enclosures and the USB-powered bit is always a bit hit and miss. I have the 5Gig Seagate Pocket drive and the only USB ports where it chokes are on the wrong side of a "self-powered" hub. I believe the Mini is similarly as reliable on the power side, since it takes so little power it can run the hard drive and charge the battery at the same time.
I'm willing to pay a premium for a small, reliably bus-powered USB2 hard drive. However, I need at least 5Gig and come xmas it's possible I'll be needing 8Gig.
Alien 4 rocked, well, at least up until that humanoid alien child thing. At the very least it was a particularly valiant effort after the train wreck that was Alien 3.
I'd be interested in seeing future movies with Joss's Ripley and Call.
I have a "5Gig" (4.66Gig) Seagate USB2 hard drive that is almost too small for the program I want to keep on there (and will definately be too small in the near future). When I ran out of space I was intending to purchase a 6Gig Mini, but Apple seem to have dropped their "maximum small" option to 4Gig. Does anyone know of a nice, small and bus-powered 6-8Gig portable USB2 hard drive other than the old Mini?
Just because some popular comic book characters sucked as movies, that doesn't mean unpopular characters will rock on the big screen. Much more likely is that they'll suck even worse.
Anyway, what do I care? The only movie I'll see at the cinema for the rest of this year will be Serenity. And I'll be getting a ticket for that using one of the free passes I got because the cinema buggered up the sound on Star Wars Episode 3. I've got a great source for ex-rental DVDs at barely more than the cost of a single adult movie ticket. If it's not written by Joss Whedon I can wait for the DVD release.
That's not a paradox. I have a growing pile of books to read and there isn't enough time to keep up with them. That doesn't mean that there's some sort of book reading paradox.
Many people subscribe to pay-TV and don't watch it 24/7. Heck, there will be people out there with Foxtel (or whatever) and a WoW subscription. It's not a paradox, it's just about whether or not you think you have enough time to get your money's worth out of the monthly payments.
Personally, I have difficulty finding enough time to play WoW to justify the ongoing subscription. If I was only debited one day for each day or part there of that I spent logged into the game, I'd keep a subscription going and just play on the weekends and holidays. Instead I play in 60-day bursts with anywhere from 2.5 weeks to 2.5 months between renewals.
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Boycotting Sony is effectively impossible. However, I'm going to do everything short of never buying a DVD again.
The difference with Sony is that it used to produce interesting hardware and defend fair use. Sony would be the one with the cool harddrive-based MP3 player if they hadn't fallen prey to this content control obsession. Even before the rootkit people were writing articles about Sony's self-destructive actions with the last several generations of their gadgets. (Imagine being a Sony engineer, coming up with a cool new gadget, then being forced to cripple it with DRM and other restrictive junk. Some Sony employees must cry themselves to sleep each night.)
Sony need to decide if they make flexible media gadgets that allow people to enjoy music and video in a convenient way or are they an IP company that publishes music and movies. Given the lack of judgement recently displayed by their music division, they would be well advised to go the gadget route as, frankly, that's the division most likely to have a future not filled with legal action.
If they were still innovating like they did back in the days of the VCR and the Walkman then they wouldn't be needing to treat customers like criminals in order to screw money out of them. Until Sony gets rid of its IP-based divisions it's only got a long spiral into self-destruction to look forward to.
I would like to boycott Sony (and BMG), but it's nearly impossible.
Does this work from a network drive? Could I make a temporary folder on a network share with just one $sys$ file, tell all my staff to look at the folder and contact me if it's empty to them?
Frankly, the rootkit stuff was enough. I'm going to see if I can go through the rest of my life without buying anything with the Sony name on it ever again. This sure makes my PSP v DS decision easy -- or at least it's now down to "Will I get a DS or not?".
Are you using iiNet? I got the same redirection.
Why can't we have a whole heap of ratings systems so that people can choose the one that most closely matches their own morals and tastes? In an age where people can download products before they're officially released, would it really be so hard for more than one ratings system to provide information about new and upcoming games on a website or via some sort of subscription service?
The version I use doesn't. I don't recall specifically selecting the CLI version, but it sounds like something I might do.
The PSP needs a case and this product means it doesn't fit in any of the standard ones. Has Datel released a case to suit?
How much RAM?
There's also an episode of Numb3rs with a plot that references the efforts to rebuild this virus. Wasn't too bad, but I still think their sniper episode was the best.
No, but the 500W version of the Phantom comes with a fan that will kick in if things get too hot. The 300W (or is it 350W?) version has no fan, so if something goes wrong it just overheats.
Not with the current range of compatible software. Though loading the Google main page on a C64 recently did make one female-type person quite excited.
That's a shame. I still haven't found a good use for the C64 ethernet cart I bought a year or so ago.
I don't suppose there are any rumours about a Toyota Hiace-based campervan hybrid with a solar panel on an angled pop-top roof? (Just searching their site, do they even make campervans anymore?)
I'm willing to pay a premium for a small, reliably bus-powered USB2 hard drive. However, I need at least 5Gig and come xmas it's possible I'll be needing 8Gig.
I'd be interested in seeing future movies with Joss's Ripley and Call.
Hint: Try Pokemon Puzzle Challenge.
Now, Pokemon Puzzle Challenge could be upgraded to the DS and I might consider getting one.
I have a "5Gig" (4.66Gig) Seagate USB2 hard drive that is almost too small for the program I want to keep on there (and will definately be too small in the near future). When I ran out of space I was intending to purchase a 6Gig Mini, but Apple seem to have dropped their "maximum small" option to 4Gig. Does anyone know of a nice, small and bus-powered 6-8Gig portable USB2 hard drive other than the old Mini?
Anyway, what do I care? The only movie I'll see at the cinema for the rest of this year will be Serenity. And I'll be getting a ticket for that using one of the free passes I got because the cinema buggered up the sound on Star Wars Episode 3. I've got a great source for ex-rental DVDs at barely more than the cost of a single adult movie ticket. If it's not written by Joss Whedon I can wait for the DVD release.
Many people subscribe to pay-TV and don't watch it 24/7. Heck, there will be people out there with Foxtel (or whatever) and a WoW subscription. It's not a paradox, it's just about whether or not you think you have enough time to get your money's worth out of the monthly payments.
Personally, I have difficulty finding enough time to play WoW to justify the ongoing subscription. If I was only debited one day for each day or part there of that I spent logged into the game, I'd keep a subscription going and just play on the weekends and holidays. Instead I play in 60-day bursts with anywhere from 2.5 weeks to 2.5 months between renewals.