Also, how do they move that yellow line so fast in football?
I could be entirely wrong, but I always figured the transmitters were inside the giant orange triangle that they lay on the sidelines in front of the flags denoting where the line of scrimmage and where the first down point are....
Seconded. Some morons may think about how the government is spying on us and how everyone lies and all that crap (and they are right)
But you know what? I would still rather live here than some other fucked up country. At least the way our country is fucked up allows me to think and feel how I please (and in many cases, expressing it as well. Again, many people think our free speech is fucked in this country, but I have proof that it is not. Go to any street corner in the USA and shout "I hate our leader we need a new one!"
I can assure you there are far fewer countries you can do that in than there are countries that you can't.
For a variety of reasons...competition is a GOOD thing...in addition, while having different hardware might make cross-platform games tough, it makes proprietary games more interesting because the hardware in each console is different...each is capable of different things in different ways, thus lending to a uniqueness to certain games.
Case in point: SNES and Genesis. You knew which one was in use simply by looking at the screen.
Same goes for Xbox and PS2. And Dreamcast. And Gamecube.
And every other system (with the possible exception of modern PC games) Every system has it's own very unique look, and even many cross platform games look quite different. I find this uniqueness refreshing, and enjoy having a choice of gaming platforms. Each has their own strengths and weaknesses.
As a former auto-tech, one of my favorite mottos: The right tool for the right job.
(Another favorite is "the guy with the biggest hammer fixes the most stuff", but that's another conversation...)
I more or less agree with everything you said...I simply posted about my own personal experience to show that it is indeed possible.
Granted, the approach by each parent should be modified based on the child. I had in the past shown strong intelligence in terms of what is and is not generally accepted as "safe" for someone of my age, and so my parents responded accordingly. Had I been a known troublemaker, they may have put website-blocker software, watched what I did online, or prevented me access alltogether.
In my case, they responded to the type of child that I was. I would hope (as you suggest) that all parents do the same.
People fix things in Linux because they use Linux to get things done, usually at work.
I know what you said makes complete sense, but it humours me anyway:-)
Really? What makes you think that? A huge number of companies do both, including everywhere I've ever worked. Writing some closed source application that runs on Linux often means you have to fix some bug in Linux to get the best results.
What makes me think that? Nothing really...always made sense to me though considering more buisneses and consumers use closed-source software compared to open-source...90% is a rather fat piece of pie, you know...
You do realize that a parent can take steps to keep their child safe without actually harming their progress, yes?
Take my parents for example. When we got the internet in my home for the first time, my computer was moved to the family room. My parents didn't stand over me watching what I did, but they at least were in the same room when I was online. In addition, they would check the history to see where I had been.
As time went on, they began trusting my judgement more and more. My mom even had one of her friends start talking to me without telling me who she really was in an attempt to see if I would give out sensitive personal information. When she was satisfied that I wouldn't, the computer was moved back into my room and I was allowed to have privacy online (yes, that means they also stopped looking at where I was going.) Every now and then, either she or my step-dad would pose as a random person in an attempt to make sure I was still being safe with my conversations (I was a chat room fanatic for a while).
Exactly 1 year after we got the net (8 months of which the computer was in the family room) and for my 12th birthday, they bought me a brand spankin' new computer and VERY rarely checked on me again...I think the last time they did was when I was 14 (I'm 23 now, for reference.)
So you see? Parents can ensure their kids are safe without being imposing. When we first got the 'net, they sat me down and explained what is ok (first name, age, state, etc.) and not ok (last name, full address, phone number, social, birthdate, etc.) to tell people online.
I'm not denying the commercial nature that Linux has taken, however I can assure you that Linux development comes more from the community in general rather than major software companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Novell, Norton, etc. yes I know most of those companies have little to nothing to do with linux, but you get the idea...There are far more corporations working on closed-source software than those that are working on open source software.
You know how people usually think when they see a company is "non-profit" that instantly makes them somehow better?
The same thing holds true for open source.
Note that I fully support open source (and would contribute if I could program anything more complicated than "hello world") and encourage others to use it...regardless, that still does not mean that open source is all green pastures and trippy skies.
The motivation to do something merely for the sake of doing it is fantastic...on the other hand, the potential of making millions and millions of dollars (or losing it, for that matter) is one hell of a motivater too. Granted, certain software companies are motivated in better ways than others, but there is something people often forget:
Just because a programmer works for a major software company does not mean they don't take pride in their work the same way an open source programmer does.
A corporate programmer is a whore. An open source programmer is a slut.
One does it for money, one does it for pleasure. The one doing it for money gets pleasure out of it, just in a different way than the one that is not motivated by money.
(To quote the great George Carlin on the subject of prostitution: "Selling is legal...fucking is legal...why isn't selling fucking legal?"...gotta love those multiple-meaning jokes:-))
Hey, uh...I guess you didn't get the memo....I got drunk one night and wrote that silly book....WHAT???? Don't look at me like that...like you never did anything drunk before.
Oh, in case you missed the other memo...the Earth isn't flat.
No, but they could very easily put the update on newly released discs....with all the space they have, I think they can spare a few zeros and ones to include software that updates the system.
I wouldn't be suprised if this has already happend at least once or twice.
In all your argument just sounds like a wonderful justification for being cheap.
No, it's just an opinion. All told, I own roughly 400 retail bought CD's, roughly 600 retail bought DVD's, and somewhere in the neighborhood of around 200 VHS tapes. This doesn't include the 300+ games I have legally purchased for every system from the Commodore 64 all the way to the 360, including PC games.
I'm not using the standard "they have enough of my money" argument. I'm pointing out the fact that I have no problem spending money on entertainment.
However, what am I to do when I cannot find a specific movie or album? If I am unable to obtain it legally, but I can find a torrent or something similar...what else am I supposed to do? Don't give me that "well you aren't looking hard enough/in the right places" crap. Some shit you simply just cannot find. (Keep in mind that if I buy it from ebay or someplace similar, the studio/label/etc. have already received the money from the purchase. They do not get a single cent from my transaction with a private seller. Would you consider this stealing? Would buying ANY CD or movie on Ebay from an individual be considered "stealing from the artist" because I didn't buy it new? After all, I am obtaining it from a private seller when I could have just gone to best buy and bought the same thing and the label/studio/artist/whomever could have gotten more money...)
Moreover, if I have a DVD and it gets ruined for whatever reason (same goes for music CD or game), would you still consider it stealing for me to download it? I don't care if it is against the law or not, what is your PERSONAL opinion? Do you PERSONALLY consider it stealing for me to download something I have already bought?
Some people just want to justify music piracy and not paying artists for their work.
You quite obviously have never seen how little an artist makes on an album sale compared to what the record label makes.
I can assure you that the record label hurts the artist more by essentially taking their creation, owning it, then not paying them dick for it.
I DO support the artist by buying merchandise, concert tickets, and by referring friends to them which in turn increases their fan base. A larger fan base allows them to get a larger contract.
Personally, I would rather lost 30 cents times a few thousand if it means I increase my fan base enough to be able to negotiate a contract for basically whatever I want.
...in games as I do IRL. It means jack shit to me. I don't care where you are from, what color you are, what your native langauge is, or what slang you use.
While I was in my local gamestop two days ago getting another wireless controller for my 360, there was this just-starting-to-grey man who looked to be in his late 40's early 50's...you know, showing signs of wrinkles, etc. He was picking up a copy of rainbow six vegas, and the guy behind the counter STILL carded him.
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I could be entirely wrong, but I always figured the transmitters were inside the giant orange triangle that they lay on the sidelines in front of the flags denoting where the line of scrimmage and where the first down point are....
...completely side with the owners of the property.
/flamesuit on
It is because of their tax dollars that policeman had a car to speed in at all. It is because of their tax dollars that policeman can feed his family.
We should get the service that WE pay for.
Seconded. Some morons may think about how the government is spying on us and how everyone lies and all that crap (and they are right)
But you know what? I would still rather live here than some other fucked up country. At least the way our country is fucked up allows me to think and feel how I please (and in many cases, expressing it as well. Again, many people think our free speech is fucked in this country, but I have proof that it is not. Go to any street corner in the USA and shout "I hate our leader we need a new one!"
I can assure you there are far fewer countries you can do that in than there are countries that you can't.
"If you want to get somewhere one light faster, leave the house earlier." --Gallagher
For a variety of reasons...competition is a GOOD thing...in addition, while having different hardware might make cross-platform games tough, it makes proprietary games more interesting because the hardware in each console is different...each is capable of different things in different ways, thus lending to a uniqueness to certain games.
Case in point: SNES and Genesis. You knew which one was in use simply by looking at the screen.
Same goes for Xbox and PS2. And Dreamcast. And Gamecube.
And every other system (with the possible exception of modern PC games) Every system has it's own very unique look, and even many cross platform games look quite different. I find this uniqueness refreshing, and enjoy having a choice of gaming platforms. Each has their own strengths and weaknesses.
As a former auto-tech, one of my favorite mottos: The right tool for the right job.
(Another favorite is "the guy with the biggest hammer fixes the most stuff", but that's another conversation...)
I more or less agree with everything you said...I simply posted about my own personal experience to show that it is indeed possible.
Granted, the approach by each parent should be modified based on the child. I had in the past shown strong intelligence in terms of what is and is not generally accepted as "safe" for someone of my age, and so my parents responded accordingly. Had I been a known troublemaker, they may have put website-blocker software, watched what I did online, or prevented me access alltogether.
In my case, they responded to the type of child that I was. I would hope (as you suggest) that all parents do the same.
I'm not a fool, you insesitive clod!
OK, my slow mind is finally understanding what you are saying... Doy
-_-;;
What makes me think that? Nothing really...always made sense to me though considering more buisneses and consumers use closed-source software compared to open-source...90% is a rather fat piece of pie, you know...
You do realize that a parent can take steps to keep their child safe without actually harming their progress, yes?
Take my parents for example. When we got the internet in my home for the first time, my computer was moved to the family room. My parents didn't stand over me watching what I did, but they at least were in the same room when I was online. In addition, they would check the history to see where I had been.
As time went on, they began trusting my judgement more and more. My mom even had one of her friends start talking to me without telling me who she really was in an attempt to see if I would give out sensitive personal information. When she was satisfied that I wouldn't, the computer was moved back into my room and I was allowed to have privacy online (yes, that means they also stopped looking at where I was going.) Every now and then, either she or my step-dad would pose as a random person in an attempt to make sure I was still being safe with my conversations (I was a chat room fanatic for a while).
Exactly 1 year after we got the net (8 months of which the computer was in the family room) and for my 12th birthday, they bought me a brand spankin' new computer and VERY rarely checked on me again...I think the last time they did was when I was 14 (I'm 23 now, for reference.)
So you see? Parents can ensure their kids are safe without being imposing. When we first got the 'net, they sat me down and explained what is ok (first name, age, state, etc.) and not ok (last name, full address, phone number, social, birthdate, etc.) to tell people online.
It worked splendidly.
I'm not denying the commercial nature that Linux has taken, however I can assure you that Linux development comes more from the community in general rather than major software companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Novell, Norton, etc. yes I know most of those companies have little to nothing to do with linux, but you get the idea...There are far more corporations working on closed-source software than those that are working on open source software.
You know how people usually think when they see a company is "non-profit" that instantly makes them somehow better?
The same thing holds true for open source.
Note that I fully support open source (and would contribute if I could program anything more complicated than "hello world") and encourage others to use it...regardless, that still does not mean that open source is all green pastures and trippy skies.
The motivation to do something merely for the sake of doing it is fantastic...on the other hand, the potential of making millions and millions of dollars (or losing it, for that matter) is one hell of a motivater too. Granted, certain software companies are motivated in better ways than others, but there is something people often forget:
Just because a programmer works for a major software company does not mean they don't take pride in their work the same way an open source programmer does.
A corporate programmer is a whore. An open source programmer is a slut.
One does it for money, one does it for pleasure. The one doing it for money gets pleasure out of it, just in a different way than the one that is not motivated by money.
(To quote the great George Carlin on the subject of prostitution: "Selling is legal...fucking is legal...why isn't selling fucking legal?"...gotta love those multiple-meaning jokes:-))
Depends on how long the person that you ask has been with it...
If they started with TRS-80's, their answer will be very different than if they started with Winnuke...
Hey, uh...I guess you didn't get the memo....I got drunk one night and wrote that silly book....WHAT???? Don't look at me like that...like you never did anything drunk before.
Oh, in case you missed the other memo...the Earth isn't flat.
-God
EDram.
I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want something named that in me...
The older fellas should get it (and their wives might, too)
That implies their first effort accomplished something...
Never said it was plausible, just possible.
No, but they could very easily put the update on newly released discs....with all the space they have, I think they can spare a few zeros and ones to include software that updates the system.
I wouldn't be suprised if this has already happend at least once or twice.
No, it's just an opinion. All told, I own roughly 400 retail bought CD's, roughly 600 retail bought DVD's, and somewhere in the neighborhood of around 200 VHS tapes. This doesn't include the 300+ games I have legally purchased for every system from the Commodore 64 all the way to the 360, including PC games.
I'm not using the standard "they have enough of my money" argument. I'm pointing out the fact that I have no problem spending money on entertainment.
However, what am I to do when I cannot find a specific movie or album? If I am unable to obtain it legally, but I can find a torrent or something similar...what else am I supposed to do? Don't give me that "well you aren't looking hard enough/in the right places" crap. Some shit you simply just cannot find. (Keep in mind that if I buy it from ebay or someplace similar, the studio/label/etc. have already received the money from the purchase. They do not get a single cent from my transaction with a private seller. Would you consider this stealing? Would buying ANY CD or movie on Ebay from an individual be considered "stealing from the artist" because I didn't buy it new? After all, I am obtaining it from a private seller when I could have just gone to best buy and bought the same thing and the label/studio/artist/whomever could have gotten more money...)
Moreover, if I have a DVD and it gets ruined for whatever reason (same goes for music CD or game), would you still consider it stealing for me to download it? I don't care if it is against the law or not, what is your PERSONAL opinion? Do you PERSONALLY consider it stealing for me to download something I have already bought?
You quite obviously have never seen how little an artist makes on an album sale compared to what the record label makes.
I can assure you that the record label hurts the artist more by essentially taking their creation, owning it, then not paying them dick for it.
I DO support the artist by buying merchandise, concert tickets, and by referring friends to them which in turn increases their fan base. A larger fan base allows them to get a larger contract.
Personally, I would rather lost 30 cents times a few thousand if it means I increase my fan base enough to be able to negotiate a contract for basically whatever I want.
Anyone wanna get in on this one?
Don't worry man, I'm only 22 and already showing bald spots. That's ok though, I just tell people it means I have more experience than them;-)
Nice name, btw. Les Claypool is the shit
...in games as I do IRL. It means jack shit to me. I don't care where you are from, what color you are, what your native langauge is, or what slang you use.
I care if you are respectful.
While I was in my local gamestop two days ago getting another wireless controller for my 360, there was this just-starting-to-grey man who looked to be in his late 40's early 50's...you know, showing signs of wrinkles, etc. He was picking up a copy of rainbow six vegas, and the guy behind the counter STILL carded him.
Props to the staff for doing their job.
You are sorely mistaken my friend. I know a myriad of families (my Fiancee's included) that speak almost exclusively hebrew in their homes.
My problem isn't in the translation of bibles, it's that there are different VERSIONS. King James, etc.