...(Mafia dude with NJ/Italian accent) "In the world were we live today, we see multiple opportunities to automate the way you deal with your 'customers'. We all know that baseball bats and golf clubs tend to get a little rusty after a while - hey: we get a little rusty after a while! This is what our experts (cue clip of nerd-dudes with guns placed against their head) set out to fix with great enthusiasm - if you know what I mean hehe. Your company can rest assured that your business can continue now with our new Zeus line of products. To even further help you, we offer it in three variants: Zeus LowLifeScum Edition - the most simplest version with your basic average way to extort. Zeus Made Edition - yeah, you know what you want to have : more automated tools, comes with credit card extraction too! And of course: Zeus Maffia Edition - our ultimate edition, if you belong to the family and want it all. I suggest you meet up soon, I'll make you an offer you can't refuse, hehe. Ciao"
That all sounds less threatening than the supposedly-legitimate RIAA!
I'd like to start a petition for an add-on to slashdot which will parse all posts - decide which ones are made by fanbois and then allow me to filter them (out!):D
The thing is, so-called piracy will be blamed regardless of the quality of the game itself, thereby relieving the company of any guilt that may ordinarily have been generated due to putting out utter tripe for a game. It is my belief that this holds true for the movie industry, music industry, etc. as well; as the quality of the companies' products sinks lower and lower, the profits demanded for shitty products either hold steady or rises. The only way to keep this charade going longer is by blaming so-called piracy.
The thing is, so-called terrorism will be blamed regardless of the quality of the democracy itself, thereby relieving the government of any guilt that may ordinarily have been generated due to putting out draconian laws. It is my belief that this holds true for the movie industry, music industry, etc. as well; as the quality of the companies' products sinks lower and lower, the profits demanded for shitty products either hold steady or rises. The only way to keep this charade going longer is by blaming so-called piracy/terrorism.
The only way to break DRM in the long term is to vote with your wallet, and simply ignore the very existence of companies that cross the line the way Ubisoft has.
This doesn't work because there is no measurable 'event' that corresponds to the purchase - therefore they never know that you're boycotting their game let alone why.
While I believe it is within Ubisoft's right to ruin their game any way they see fit,...
lol
As much of an avid gamer that I am, these practices are starting to turn me off from gaming a little.
Unfortunately, this is the way the world works. As soon as 'ordinary people'/the masses see the benefit of something, it's worth their while for the greed-mongers come in and try to control it/ruin it. Time to find a new hobby - perhaps something which is no fun whatsoever, so that it won't attract ordinary people nor indirectly, the greed-mongers. wait - doh.
The market will decide very quickly whether games with this sort of over-the-top protection will survive.
Doesn't the idea 'the market will decide' require the market to be made up of informed individuals (much as for the fictional 'democracy' we have here in the west) ? In reality, most of the market doesn't care how/what/why and so no decision will be made; leaving game companies (governments) free to do whatever they like as long as it's not blatant to even the most disinterested gamer (citizen.)
Are you crazy! Do you have any idea how long it takes to get the perfectly balanced biological film deposited to bring out the full rich coffee experience?
Any real coffee-drinker wouldn't want to give lose some of the caffeine-hit to bacterial freeloaders.
We are already waaaaaay beyond Big Brother. Every online or mobile conversation may be monitored and recorded; every landline in every home can be monitored whether hung-up or not; no doubt the same is true of webcams; every street corner and major road has cameras. If Orwell knew, I'd start putting serious effort into figuring-out a way to capture energy from his spinning corpse.
*sigh* God bless democracy and freedom; truly an expression of our level of civilization:(
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Additionally, there's no mention in the Bible of anyone taking core samples - therefore this whole story is likely a fake!
That all sounds less threatening than the supposedly-legitimate RIAA!
Which post?
They are doing. They're just installing the software in your brain :D
The joys of being someone else's property
In this case, perhaps being pelted with rotting vegetables would be appropriate?
I'd like to start a petition for an add-on to slashdot which will parse all posts - decide which ones are made by fanbois and then allow me to filter them (out!) :D
1) easyTree
Given that the selection pressure has been removed - why would that happen? There's no advantage to mutation.
Whilst I agree :D, this makes no sense.
Largely, the history of civilization *is* that of people recognizing the worth of things and guarding them with a shotgun.
The thing is, so-called terrorism will be blamed regardless of the quality of the democracy itself, thereby relieving the government of any guilt that may ordinarily have been generated due to putting out draconian laws. It is my belief that this holds true for the movie industry, music industry, etc. as well; as the quality of the companies' products sinks lower and lower, the profits demanded for shitty products either hold steady or rises. The only way to keep this charade going longer is by blaming so-called piracy/terrorism.
This doesn't work because there is no measurable 'event' that corresponds to the purchase - therefore they never know that you're boycotting their game let alone why.
lol
Unfortunately, this is the way the world works. As soon as 'ordinary people'/the masses see the benefit of something, it's worth their while for the greed-mongers come in and try to control it/ruin it. Time to find a new hobby - perhaps something which is no fun whatsoever, so that it won't attract ordinary people nor indirectly, the greed-mongers. wait - doh.
Doesn't the idea 'the market will decide' require the market to be made up of informed individuals (much as for the fictional 'democracy' we have here in the west) ? In reality, most of the market doesn't care how/what/why and so no decision will be made; leaving game companies (governments) free to do whatever they like as long as it's not blatant to even the most disinterested gamer (citizen.)
This doesn't work. They don't know that you're not buying their product in protest so it has zero effect on their decision-making process.
Each individual has zero influence - we need a union for gamers, for ISP customers, etc...
Yah; but; will it blend?
Any real coffee-drinker wouldn't want to give lose some of the caffeine-hit to bacterial freeloaders.
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I wonder if Rick Astley's lawyer uses scripts to trigger the sending of DMCA takedown notices.
We are already waaaaaay beyond Big Brother. Every online or mobile conversation may be monitored and recorded; every landline in every home can be monitored whether hung-up or not; no doubt the same is true of webcams; every street corner and major road has cameras. If Orwell knew, I'd start putting serious effort into figuring-out a way to capture energy from his spinning corpse.
*sigh* God bless democracy and freedom; truly an expression of our level of civilization :(
Yay, someone else benefits from my inability to stab them in the face over the internet.
Most likely, suckNet will lose their lobby just as they're about to fire the EMP.
Would an EMP-pulse disable an airbag-release system?
Given the spread of democratic police states, I'm wondering if the robot overlords wouldn't be welcomed with open arms...
Dude - the pizza analogies were better...