I can't stand it when I go on Gametrailers and I see "OMFG WORLD EXCLUSIVE TRAILER FOR::INSERT AMAZING GAME HERE::"...and then it ends up just being a CGI cutscene, with ZERO gameplay shown. Yes, Dragon Age 2...I'm looking at you, you fucking clod.
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Steam may have had serious problems in the past, but nowadays I find it to be the easiest form of DRM to get along with. Beyond that, being able to cloud-save my games, buy-one-copy-play-it-on-PC-or-Mac, and ease of reinstallation if/when I format my hard drive make it worth dealing with. There are also some games that, using their original install disc, can be a bit wonky on XP or Windows 7...but with Steam, they work perfectly. True, that means you have to rebuy the darn thing, but if $5 means I can play some of my older games without having to jack around with them, I see it as just a convenience fee.
Steam hate made plenty of sense back in the day when it first started up...but nowadays, it's the only way I purchase PC games (other than Good Old Games, of course.)
It would be nice to have a gaming standard as big as Steam available for Linux, but between spotty drivers and lack of Linux versions for most games, I can understand why Valve won't make the investment.
Oh well, WINE works "good enough", I suppose...Still, this is just one more reason I keep a Windows 7 64 bit machine around.
Too easy of a target. I also love how you say I'm stupid because of my opinion. Thanks.
See Hebrews 11:13-16 - We are "strangers and pilgrims" in whatever land we happen to live. We must be obedient to the law of the land insofar as these laws do not contradict God's law.
True...if you follow those books as being "the word".
I'm an Atheist, and I find believers ignorance regarding there own theology very funny
I'd like to once again point out that you called me stupid...although I do agree with your statement about believers own ignorance regarding their religion.
.and sad because you alway spread your ignorance of your theology s if it's the truth and then try to force others to comply.
::pause button::
My theology? First of all, you don't know me, so you don't know what that theology is. Secondly, if you're an atheist, who the fuck are you to tell someone else what their religion says or means? Lastly, I don't follow any organized religion.
regardless to your belief, ignoring man's laws leads to anarchy.
Agreed.
I know I wont change your mind because you use your ignorance as justification to do what you want and ignore how it impacts other.
Really? Tell me more about myself, Mr. Person Who Has Never Met Me.
Hopeful someone who actually thinks will read this and realize that according to The Bible you are supposed to obey mans laws.
And according to Al Qaeda, Islam dictated that they fly planes into the towers. Ain't religion grand?
To me, that passage says human law is a waste of time and an illusion, since only god's laws are the ones that truly matter...this part is what makes me interpret it that way:
"For there is no power but of God."
To me, that says human laws are inconsequential and mean nothing.
"Coveting your neighbor's goods is what keeps the economy going! Your neighbor gets a vibrator that plays 'O Come All Ye Faithful,' so you want to get one too." -George Carlin
Yeah...because god, the creator and lord of all things, is going to enforce human laws.
"God must be greater than the greatest of human weaknesses and, indeed, the greatest of human skill. God must even transcend our most remarkable-to emulate nature in its absolute splendor. How can any man or woman sin against such greatness of mind? How can one little carbon unit on Earth-in the backwaters of the Milky Way, the boondocks-betray God, ALMIGHTY? That is impossible. The height of arrogance is the height of control of those who create God in their own image."
Why has nobody ever complained that Microsoft gimped the computing experience for whole generations of customers
In addition to various iterations of Linux, I've been using Microsoft operating systems for years...no complaints here (besides the obvious Windows ME, etc)
producing one gimped operating system after the other
Gimped operating systems that 1. Are the most widely used in the world, 2. Dominate the corporate environment, and 3. have the most software available.
the laughable gimped brown Zune that nobody wanted
The Zune is actually a decent MP3 player. I'm a Creative Zen guy myself, but a Zune would still get the job done quite well. Much like iPhone haters, the majority of Zune haters are people that have likely never used one.
the XBox with its gimped power cables
???? Wait...so, RRoD, no standard hard drive, original version having a loud as hell disc drive...yet you complain about "gimped power cables"? Seriously?
Frylock: "What happened to your body, man?" Meatwad: "Well, it's obvious isn't it? Thermal expansion." Frylock: "No it's not thermal expansion. I know what thermal expansion is." Meatwad: "Okay, fine. I'm sure that you do. Let's see, how can I explain this without blowing your mind?" Frylock: "Oh yes, please. Dumb it down for me." Meatwad: "Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle tells us that at a specific curvature of space, knowledge can be transferred into energy." Frylock: "Heisenberg's Uncert-" Meatwad: "Or...and this is key now...matter." Frylock: "No it does not!" Meatwad: "Well, some people struggle with Heisenberg. Look! Here's a toy! It goes up and down on a string, doesn't that look like fun?" Frylock: "Get that thing out of my face!" Meatwad: "Why don't you go take that into the other room, while the adults are doing important research here." Frylock: "Oh, I'm sorry professor. I didn't realize that knowledge could also transform you into an arrogant ass."
I get a LOT of the stuff I read from Project Gutenburg as well. I usually donate anywhere from $10-$20 per paycheck to them, depending on how much I've downloaded and read in the past couple of weeks.
$9.99 per ebook? No freakin' way. Donations to a project whose purpose is making classic works available for future generations? Absolutely.
$9.99 is already WAY too much for an eBook. Why the need for advertising?::sigh:: I guess it's a good thing that the only ebooks I put on my nook are either released for free through creative commons, or are now considered public works (or borrowed from our local library). I absolutely love my nook, but no freakin' way am I paying $9.99 for an eBook when I can pay $4.99-$6.99 for a paperback.
Re-read my post minus the stick up your ass, if at all possible.
::removes stick, rereads post::
Guess I have to spell it out: "Shock and horror" was located within parentheses to convey the comically effeminate "well I never!" attitude of both the RIAA and government toward the fact that people would decide against being pushed around.
Retcon. Your post clearly implied that government intervention would be a waste of time and that only the will of the people could do things to improve the situation.
The widespread piracy rates and lawsuits thrown around by the RIAA prove your point wrong.
Why would you assume I'm _not_ on your side?
The government is a babbling retard playing with its own feces
I believe that's called "answering your own question".
If the safety of one or more 100 million+ aircraft, and everybody on board, is at stake, why are there not multiple systems, all independently capable of raising the alarm?
You're talking about an industry who would likely charge passengers for use of the bathroom, if they could get away with it. Why do you think there aren't multiple systems?
"On 17 August 2009, CIAIAC released an interim report on the incident [21]. The interim report confirmed the preliminary report's conclusion that the crash was caused by an attempt to take off with the flaps and slats retracted, which constituted an improper configuration, and noted that safeguards that should have prevented the crash failed to do so. The cockpit recordings revealed that the pilots omitted the "set and check the flap/slat lever and lights" item in the After Start checklist. In the Takeoff Imminent verification checklist the copilot just repeats the flaps and slats correct values without actually checking them, as shown by the physical evidence."
The government is a babbling retard playing with its own feces
Right...because NOT doing anything about it seems to have worked oh so well.
Instead, the unwashed masses are (shock and horror) voting with their wallets, taking matters securely in-hand..
And, like any mafia acts when denied money, they start pushing people around and generally being dicks.
Glad you approve of the RIAA's actions. (sensationalist, I know...but so is a blanket statement referring to government as a "babbling retard". How's that lead-free paint workin' for ya?)
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I can't stand it when I go on Gametrailers and I see "OMFG WORLD EXCLUSIVE TRAILER FOR ::INSERT AMAZING GAME HERE::"...and then it ends up just being a CGI cutscene, with ZERO gameplay shown. Yes, Dragon Age 2...I'm looking at you, you fucking clod.
True...but did OS/2 have Hover?
Steam may have had serious problems in the past, but nowadays I find it to be the easiest form of DRM to get along with. Beyond that, being able to cloud-save my games, buy-one-copy-play-it-on-PC-or-Mac, and ease of reinstallation if/when I format my hard drive make it worth dealing with. There are also some games that, using their original install disc, can be a bit wonky on XP or Windows 7...but with Steam, they work perfectly. True, that means you have to rebuy the darn thing, but if $5 means I can play some of my older games without having to jack around with them, I see it as just a convenience fee.
Steam hate made plenty of sense back in the day when it first started up...but nowadays, it's the only way I purchase PC games (other than Good Old Games, of course.)
It would be nice to have a gaming standard as big as Steam available for Linux, but between spotty drivers and lack of Linux versions for most games, I can understand why Valve won't make the investment.
Oh well, WINE works "good enough", I suppose...Still, this is just one more reason I keep a Windows 7 64 bit machine around.
And your stupid.
Too easy of a target. I also love how you say I'm stupid because of my opinion. Thanks.
See Hebrews 11:13-16 - We are "strangers and pilgrims" in whatever land we happen to live. We must be obedient to the law of the land insofar as these laws do not contradict God's law.
True...if you follow those books as being "the word".
I'm an Atheist, and I find believers ignorance regarding there own theology very funny
I'd like to once again point out that you called me stupid...although I do agree with your statement about believers own ignorance regarding their religion.
.and sad because you alway spread your ignorance of your theology s if it's the truth and then try to force others to comply.
::pause button::
My theology? First of all, you don't know me, so you don't know what that theology is. Secondly, if you're an atheist, who the fuck are you to tell someone else what their religion says or means? Lastly, I don't follow any organized religion.
regardless to your belief, ignoring man's laws leads to anarchy.
Agreed.
I know I wont change your mind because you use your ignorance as justification to do what you want and ignore how it impacts other.
Really? Tell me more about myself, Mr. Person Who Has Never Met Me.
Hopeful someone who actually thinks will read this and realize that according to The Bible you are supposed to obey mans laws.
And according to Al Qaeda, Islam dictated that they fly planes into the towers. Ain't religion grand?
To me, that passage says human law is a waste of time and an illusion, since only god's laws are the ones that truly matter...this part is what makes me interpret it that way:
"For there is no power but of God."
To me, that says human laws are inconsequential and mean nothing.
"I just saved a bunch of money on child support by switching to condoms!"
"Coveting your neighbor's goods is what keeps the economy going! Your neighbor gets a vibrator that plays 'O Come All Ye Faithful,' so you want to get one too." -George Carlin
No, that's one of man's laws written under the guise of god so people would actually follow it back in the day.
Yeah...because god, the creator and lord of all things, is going to enforce human laws.
"God must be greater than the greatest of human weaknesses and, indeed, the greatest of human skill. God must even transcend our most remarkable-to emulate nature in its absolute splendor. How can any man or woman sin against such greatness of mind? How can one little carbon unit on Earth-in the backwaters of the Milky Way, the boondocks-betray God, ALMIGHTY? That is impossible. The height of arrogance is the height of control of those who create God in their own image."
'Tis a shame...I remember reading about this tech back in the mid to late '90s...seemed promising. Oh well -_-;;
Why has nobody ever complained that Microsoft gimped the computing experience for whole generations of customers
In addition to various iterations of Linux, I've been using Microsoft operating systems for years...no complaints here (besides the obvious Windows ME, etc)
producing one gimped operating system after the other
Gimped operating systems that 1. Are the most widely used in the world, 2. Dominate the corporate environment, and 3. have the most software available.
the laughable gimped brown Zune that nobody wanted
The Zune is actually a decent MP3 player. I'm a Creative Zen guy myself, but a Zune would still get the job done quite well. Much like iPhone haters, the majority of Zune haters are people that have likely never used one.
the XBox with its gimped power cables
???? Wait...so, RRoD, no standard hard drive, original version having a loud as hell disc drive...yet you complain about "gimped power cables"? Seriously?
Until there is the following:
More high-end hardware choices (specifically video cards) for Macs
and
Mac Drivers written in a way that enable better gaming performance.
One or the other will improve things...but the problem won't truly be fixed until both happen.
Frylock: "What happened to your body, man?"
Meatwad: "Well, it's obvious isn't it? Thermal expansion."
Frylock: "No it's not thermal expansion. I know what thermal expansion is."
Meatwad: "Okay, fine. I'm sure that you do. Let's see, how can I explain this without blowing your mind?"
Frylock: "Oh yes, please. Dumb it down for me."
Meatwad: "Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle tells us that at a specific curvature of space, knowledge can be transferred into energy."
Frylock: "Heisenberg's Uncert-"
Meatwad: "Or...and this is key now...matter."
Frylock: "No it does not!"
Meatwad: "Well, some people struggle with Heisenberg. Look! Here's a toy! It goes up and down on a string, doesn't that look like fun?"
Frylock: "Get that thing out of my face!"
Meatwad: "Why don't you go take that into the other room, while the adults are doing important research here."
Frylock: "Oh, I'm sorry professor. I didn't realize that knowledge could also transform you into an arrogant ass."
Probably true. This crowd would say "Cervantes? Why is Mexican beer on this list?"
Or, "Why are you talking about a Soul Calibur character?"
It's the only way to be sure.
You mean the movable printing press? Yeah, all that's contributed to society is copyright law. ::eye roll::
Can you borrow eBooks from libraries now?
Yup yup! It generally uses ePub, which my nook accepts natively. To my knoweledge, most ereaders out there now can read ePub as well.
I get a LOT of the stuff I read from Project Gutenburg as well. I usually donate anywhere from $10-$20 per paycheck to them, depending on how much I've downloaded and read in the past couple of weeks.
$9.99 per ebook? No freakin' way. Donations to a project whose purpose is making classic works available for future generations? Absolutely.
$9.99 is already WAY too much for an eBook. Why the need for advertising? ::sigh:: I guess it's a good thing that the only ebooks I put on my nook are either released for free through creative commons, or are now considered public works (or borrowed from our local library). I absolutely love my nook, but no freakin' way am I paying $9.99 for an eBook when I can pay $4.99-$6.99 for a paperback.
Re-read my post minus the stick up your ass, if at all possible.
::removes stick, rereads post::
Guess I have to spell it out: "Shock and horror" was located within parentheses to convey the comically effeminate "well I never!" attitude of both the RIAA and government toward the fact that people would decide against being pushed around.
Retcon. Your post clearly implied that government intervention would be a waste of time and that only the will of the people could do things to improve the situation.
The widespread piracy rates and lawsuits thrown around by the RIAA prove your point wrong.
Why would you assume I'm _not_ on your side?
The government is a babbling retard playing with its own feces
I believe that's called "answering your own question".
You just got gored by Occam's Razor.
Don't you mean sliced? Or maybe cut?
The pilots kind of revoked their own licenses. Permanently. All of the crew perished in the crash.
"It's just been revoked!"
"Peter, that line doesn't work here."
"Oh. Uh...I'll have what she's having!"
If the safety of one or more 100 million+ aircraft, and everybody on board, is at stake, why are there not multiple systems, all independently capable of raising the alarm?
You're talking about an industry who would likely charge passengers for use of the bathroom, if they could get away with it. Why do you think there aren't multiple systems?
From the Wikipedia page (emphasis mine):
"On 17 August 2009, CIAIAC released an interim report on the incident [21]. The interim report confirmed the preliminary report's conclusion that the crash was caused by an attempt to take off with the flaps and slats retracted, which constituted an improper configuration, and noted that safeguards that should have prevented the crash failed to do so. The cockpit recordings revealed that the pilots omitted the "set and check the flap/slat lever and lights" item in the After Start checklist. In the Takeoff Imminent verification checklist the copilot just repeats the flaps and slats correct values without actually checking them, as shown by the physical evidence."
Daayum.
The government is a babbling retard playing with its own feces
Right...because NOT doing anything about it seems to have worked oh so well.
Instead, the unwashed masses are (shock and horror) voting with their wallets, taking matters securely in-hand..
And, like any mafia acts when denied money, they start pushing people around and generally being dicks.
Glad you approve of the RIAA's actions. (sensationalist, I know...but so is a blanket statement referring to government as a "babbling retard". How's that lead-free paint workin' for ya?)