Since lucasarts abandoned their best genre, adventure games, I see no reason to buy their crap anymore. Most of it is simply rehashed experiences that Ive already played, but now with BETTAR GRAPHIX WOO.
Give me a break.
Release Sam and Max 2, or a new Monkey Island, or tie fighter 2 (the first was just so damn good) and maybe MAYBE I'll give you another look.
Im still bitter about the whole sam and max thing. I was so looking forward to that:(
Crime rates in america are the lowest they have been in 30 years.
Mostly due to so many people being in prison.
My criminology prof had a class where he showed us the math. Lock away a random sampling of the nation, and the crime rate would go down the same amount.
The subject is the negative influence that copyright has on this nation and the world. I think making a new creation of music ILLEGAL falls within this sphere.
afford music and have to pay for it and not afford it a get it for free
You arnt buying "the music." You are buying the physical CD.
See where I'm going with this?
No, not at all. A CD isnt an MP3. When you carjack someone, someone loses a car. When you shoplift something, someone loses an item. When you copy something, noone loses anything. You made a new copy.
you thought "He stole my idea", yet mysteriously, you still have your idea, and you bug collection. See where I'm going with this? See, you understood the concept of intellectual property in the fifth grade.
Sure did. And its pretty damn immature of me to think that I was the first person to have the bug collection idea. Its such an obvious idea at that. Of course, if I had the best bug collection ever, and everyone could get the same collection at zero cost to me, I would be more then willing to do so! But thats because I am not an asshole.:P
Because copyright infringement isnt stealing. Its copying.
Secondly, noone is being denied any money, whatsoever. Noone put money into this distribution, and noone is making money from it. If someone wanted the cd, and could afford it, they would buy it. An mp3 is not a cd. A cd is a cd. Sorry.
Also, your logic, and the RIAA's is standing in the way of the greatest social and creative revolution in history. Creative works are built atop old creative works. (ask disney)
In this country, there are kinds of brilliant music that are ILLEGAL and people get sued for. (DJ Dangermouse's Grey album)
That alone is extremely disturbing. Music should not be illegal.
Governance is needed to establish and eforce rules so that the general public, ie, society, can operate.
On the internet, these rules are already agreed to. TCP/IP, FTP, HTTP, and other wonderful acronyms.
The things that are illegal online are also illegal irl. If you enforce the general societal rules already on the books, then there is no need for a Internet government.
Has anyone really ever asked these people "Do you really think that all the Movies/Songs that are lost sales? I mean, isnt that a bit presumptuous? Some people bootleg dozens of albums they couldnt afford to begin with. How can you justify calling these lost sales, when the people didnt have the money, and were not going to pay for them in the first place?"
Not even remotly secure. People can see what you are downloading, no problems.
Now, I love torrents. I use them for mostly anime, which the companies have, so far, given us a polite nod to do so. Just take them down when they put in a request, and no scary lawyers. (Although I am confident that this is going to change)
Of course, torrent has also made people used to convenient downloading of big in-demand files.
So, what will the *AA's going after BTs do? The same thing that going after p2p has done. Create a new, more secure, more stealthy "sequal" to bittorrent.
Go look at what has happened to education in public schools in the past 10 years and get back to me.
I have nothing against organized religion.
I do have something against organized religion preaching in direct contradiction to accepted science, while providing no evidence to the contrary, other then "its in this book, so you cant teach the obvious, accepted science."
News: Beyond Good & Evil Trilogy By Ash - Jul 29th 2004 16:40
Despite unexpectedly low sales Ubisoft do not plan on letting Beyond Good and Evil fade away and have announced there will be another two games.
In a recent interview Ubisoft confirmed that there will be another two Beyond Good & Evil games, making the series into a trilogy.
Apparently the ending for the first game was left rather ambiguous because they had planned on carrying on the story, good news for all Beyond Good & Evil fans.
Update
Further websites seemed determined to prove us wrong and according to "sources" there are no games in development and Ubisoft were simply saying they planned to release three games but it seems less likely now. Sorry for any confusion.
Probably the 2nd most underrated game of 2003, after Beyond Good and Evil, which if you havnt played I suggest picking it up ASAP. I think its only 20$ new and a very _very_ brilliant game. (both titles made by the same folks, btw)
Wasnt there a lot of press released on the iPod being a "focused" machine? Specifically for music? I dunno if this will pick up. Maybe.
Whatever.
I just got my iPod on friday, and now my PC doesnt recognize the ipod when it connects. Yes, its connected properly, its just not being mapped to a drive. Online faqs proved useless, and a google search revealed only other people on forums complaining about the same problem.
This does not bode well for me.
So here it is. I dont really care that much about keeping my music on the iPod, so if it gets erased, and I need to reload it, no biggie.
Does anyone have _any_ idea what I should do here? I'm totally lost. (Yes, Ive already re-installed the ipod software, no it didnt work.)
w2k, fully updated. 4th gen iPod, brand new. Someone already told me I would have to exchange it for a new one, but there has gotta be a fix.
I've actually recieved one of these emails. It looked legit.
Really legit.
In fact, the only clue that it wasnt an official notice was the email came from ebay.(official sounding name).com
That and they asked for my l/p, which I know not to give over email.
Honestly, I can say that this goes beyond normal user stupidity. People are being scammed, and these are expert scams. Yeah, people need to apply more critical thinking skills to these things, but I think you are not giving the creators of these emails enough credit.
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How appropriate, you fight like a cow.
Since lucasarts abandoned their best genre, adventure games, I see no reason to buy their crap anymore. Most of it is simply rehashed experiences that Ive already played, but now with BETTAR GRAPHIX WOO.
:(
Give me a break.
Release Sam and Max 2, or a new Monkey Island, or tie fighter 2 (the first was just so damn good) and maybe MAYBE I'll give you another look.
Im still bitter about the whole sam and max thing. I was so looking forward to that
Crime rates in america are the lowest they have been in 30 years.
Mostly due to so many people being in prison.
My criminology prof had a class where he showed us the math. Lock away a random sampling of the nation, and the crime rate would go down the same amount.
It was, shall we say, an enlightening class.
And here I was looking forward to the Mattel and Mars Bar Quick Energy Chocobot Hour.
HADOKEN!
Is this normal after the dotcom boom?
I mean, 50 years ago over 60% of the US population worked in agriculture. (daily show)
It could be a natural effect.
Luckily the same site has a massive forum in which people can comment, discuss, and provide feedback on the content, as it is released.
Does CBS, or any of the majors do this?
Uhm... What?
:P
:(
So stick to the subject please.
The subject is the negative influence that copyright has on this nation and the world. I think making a new creation of music ILLEGAL falls within this sphere.
afford music and have to pay for it and not afford it a get it for free
You arnt buying "the music." You are buying the physical CD.
See where I'm going with this?
No, not at all. A CD isnt an MP3. When you carjack someone, someone loses a car. When you shoplift something, someone loses an item. When you copy something, noone loses anything. You made a new copy.
you thought "He stole my idea", yet mysteriously, you still have your idea, and you bug collection. See where I'm going with this? See, you understood the concept of intellectual property in the fifth grade.
Sure did. And its pretty damn immature of me to think that I was the first person to have the bug collection idea. Its such an obvious idea at that. Of course, if I had the best bug collection ever, and everyone could get the same collection at zero cost to me, I would be more then willing to do so! But thats because I am not an asshole.
Sorry, I award you zero points.
Because copyright infringement isnt stealing. Its copying.
Secondly, noone is being denied any money, whatsoever. Noone put money into this distribution, and noone is making money from it. If someone wanted the cd, and could afford it, they would buy it. An mp3 is not a cd. A cd is a cd. Sorry.
Also, your logic, and the RIAA's is standing in the way of the greatest social and creative revolution in history. Creative works are built atop old creative works. (ask disney)
In this country, there are kinds of brilliant music that are ILLEGAL and people get sued for. (DJ Dangermouse's Grey album)
That alone is extremely disturbing. Music should not be illegal.
Governance is needed to establish and eforce rules so that the general public, ie, society, can operate.
On the internet, these rules are already agreed to. TCP/IP, FTP, HTTP, and other wonderful acronyms.
The things that are illegal online are also illegal irl. If you enforce the general societal rules already on the books, then there is no need for a Internet government.
At least, in my opinion.
Has anyone really ever asked these people "Do you really think that all the Movies/Songs that are lost sales? I mean, isnt that a bit presumptuous? Some people bootleg dozens of albums they couldnt afford to begin with. How can you justify calling these lost sales, when the people didnt have the money, and were not going to pay for them in the first place?"
Wrong.
Its the EMPLOYERS fault for hiring a complete idiot.
Not even remotly secure. People can see what you are downloading, no problems.
Now, I love torrents. I use them for mostly anime, which the companies have, so far, given us a polite nod to do so. Just take them down when they put in a request, and no scary lawyers. (Although I am confident that this is going to change)
Of course, torrent has also made people used to convenient downloading of big in-demand files.
So, what will the *AA's going after BTs do? The same thing that going after p2p has done. Create a new, more secure, more stealthy "sequal" to bittorrent.
I disagree. I prefer fancy chedder cheese in my grilled cheese "sammiches." You just have to find something that melts well, and they are out there.
And its a good idea to shred the cheese before putting it in the sammich.
Go look at what has happened to education in public schools in the past 10 years and get back to me.
I have nothing against organized religion.
I do have something against organized religion preaching in direct contradiction to accepted science, while providing no evidence to the contrary, other then "its in this book, so you cant teach the obvious, accepted science."
Just to be bitter.
I installed mandrake 10. It ran like shit, so I went back to w2k.
News: Beyond Good & Evil Trilogy
By Ash - Jul 29th 2004 16:40
Despite unexpectedly low sales Ubisoft do not plan on letting Beyond Good and Evil fade away and have announced there will be another two games.
In a recent interview Ubisoft confirmed that there will be another two Beyond Good & Evil games, making the series into a trilogy.
Apparently the ending for the first game was left rather ambiguous because they had planned on carrying on the story, good news for all Beyond Good & Evil fans.
Update
Further websites seemed determined to prove us wrong and according to "sources" there are no games in development and Ubisoft were simply saying they planned to release three games but it seems less likely now. Sorry for any confusion.
The iPod doesnt show up in iTunes. It doesnt even recognize it. Yes, its plugged in (it goes into "charging" mode)
Did you format and re-install? Or just install over. I can handle installing over, a format is going to take forever. >_
You forgot to list the new Prince of Persia game.
Probably the 2nd most underrated game of 2003, after Beyond Good and Evil, which if you havnt played I suggest picking it up ASAP. I think its only 20$ new and a very _very_ brilliant game. (both titles made by the same folks, btw)
Wasnt there a lot of press released on the iPod being a "focused" machine? Specifically for music? I dunno if this will pick up. Maybe.
Whatever.
I just got my iPod on friday, and now my PC doesnt recognize the ipod when it connects. Yes, its connected properly, its just not being mapped to a drive. Online faqs proved useless, and a google search revealed only other people on forums complaining about the same problem.
This does not bode well for me.
So here it is. I dont really care that much about keeping my music on the iPod, so if it gets erased, and I need to reload it, no biggie.
Does anyone have _any_ idea what I should do here? I'm totally lost. (Yes, Ive already re-installed the ipod software, no it didnt work.)
w2k, fully updated. 4th gen iPod, brand new. Someone already told me I would have to exchange it for a new one, but there has gotta be a fix.
Right?
Right?
It was like an episode of dbz, except two of my favorite authors were beating the snot out of each other instead of constipated, blonde aliens.
WACHOO~~
I didnt think Foundation was _that_ good of a book. Then again, I'm not much of an Azimov fan to begin with. :)
I've actually recieved one of these emails. It looked legit.
Really legit.
In fact, the only clue that it wasnt an official notice was the email came from ebay.(official sounding name).com
That and they asked for my l/p, which I know not to give over email.
Honestly, I can say that this goes beyond normal user stupidity. People are being scammed, and these are expert scams. Yeah, people need to apply more critical thinking skills to these things, but I think you are not giving the creators of these emails enough credit.
I mean, they look _really_ official.
Of what? The website? This is massive free advertising for neopets.