What happens when they complain that the doctor sued them about the complaint? Will the doctor then sue them about the complaint about the lawsuit about the complaint?
But Microsoft has their hands in so many things right now, it might be difficult to justify spending so much money on something that isn't going to make them any money (except ads?). They have Windows, but there are like a million versions of that. Longhorn, server, media center, tablet, pocket edition, cell phones, atm, even cars. (There is probably a lot of overlap in some of those, but it is still a lot of specialized versions) Then there is Office, IE, MSN Messenger, Money, and other software they produce and X-Box which they are putting tons of money in.
I haven't done any math on it, but with Google's high stock price, I would think that the ammount of cash that google can throw at their efforts would be pretty close to the ammount of money Microsoft can throw at their google-killer efforts.
The number one problem I have with linux is program installation. I use Ubuntu and sure there are lots and lots of programs in the Syanptic program manager, but if you want one that isn't then the trouble starts.
I think the problem is that once you get to be enough of a Windows nerd to try Linux you are used to searching out programs that are not very common. So when you try to find LInux equivelents (and often they are the same program since they are often open source) if it ain't in Synaptic then you have to know the commands to install it, find the correct pacakges or know how to compile the program.
As long as this is still the case, then Linux won't be ready for prime time. I've got it installed as the primary OS in a multiboot system but 90% of the time I end up booting into windows because I can't get program x to install, or I don't feel like hunting down the proper package or whatever.
Make an installer that you can just double click on for linux and then you will ready for the mainstream.
Yes, 7zip's native format kicks zip's ass. IU just installed it on their wondows machines so now I can use the.7z format when i want to transfer files between home and school. Still the ammount of variation in the size of.zip files is interesting. Perhaps someone needs to start maximuumzipcompression.com
I haven't tried the method that you suggest, but 7zip, using zip compression can routinely create archives smaller than winzip by using the paramater pass=4 and the archives are compatable with any program that will open zips. I'm not sure if this would beat your method, but since it is one step rather than two it is worth trying.
The former TechTV on air personalities have always said that rather than eliminate the competition, it was to get on more cable systems. Since G4 is owned by Comcast, there was hesitation on the part of other cable companies to add the channel. So by buying TechTV, they were instantly available in a lot more homes.
This is correct, X-Play was originally called GameSpotTV, however, this is because, at the time, the channel was called ZDTV and ZDNet owned Gamespot.
Since then, however, the channel formerly known as ZDTV has been sold twice (first to Paul ALlen's Vulcan Ventures and then to G4TV) and Gamespot has been sold to C|Net.
I would be surprised if anyone still working at either company (besides Adam Sesler and perhaps original GameSPotTV co-host Lauren Felder(? was that her name?) were working there back then.
Have you ever done plumbing or electrical? If you do it well it can be quite a mental workout trying to get all the wires and pipes in their ideal locations.
Doesn't it seem that this will be easy for pirates to bypass? OF course all this is assuming that the major pirates don't have insiders in the industry that will give them the movies before they are even released. Once windows says the monitor is "approved" you are telling me there is nowhere in the chain where it would be impossible to tap in and get the unencrypted data? Hell, if worst comes to worst, I'm betting that you could put an hd camcorder in front of an HD monitor and film it and have it look good enough for people trading files online.
So what is this really about? It isn't about security at all, but it is about pissing off customers and making them buy new hardware.
I took about five minutes and went to the APA's website and found that this great new study isn't based on original research, but, according to the APA's press release is simply a review of the research. So this "news" isn't anything new at all. And, if you bother to read the subtitle of the press release, it says, "Boys Play Games Longer and May Be More Vulnerable to Increases in Aggressive Behavior." Note the use of the word "may."
If you read through the press release, we find that the lit review is presented by "Jessica Nicoll, B.A., and Kevin M. Kieffer, Ph.D., of Saint Leo University." Those in academia know that it is kind of unusual for a prof to collaborate on a paper with an undergrad. Looking at his webpage I didn't see any paper that seem remotely close to violence or media effects stuff. THe press release says they are from St. Leo, so a search of their website finds that on April 21, 2005 Jessica Nicoll gave a paper called "Violence in Video Games: A Review of the Empirical Literature" (page looks like ass in Firefox). That panel was chaired by Dr. Kevin Kieffer. So, unless the paper underwent serious revision between then and when it was given at the APA, this is really Jessica Nicoll's paper.
That's right, this paper that is getting a press release and all sorts of media attention is the work of an undergrad. While it is wrong to judge the quality of the paper without having read it, it seems safe to say that *gasp* just maybe this is being blown out of porportion a little bit...
"The bottom line is we see three things," Kieffer tells WebMD. One is short-term change toward more aggressive behavior. Two, there are gender differences: Boys play more often and they are more likely to be at risk of behavior changes. And three, some more vulnerable kids are drawn to these games -- kids who are already more violent, and those with low self-esteem."
...none of which sounds all that groundbreaking to me and pretty tame.
Committee on Violence in Video Games and Interactive Media: Elizabeth Carll, PhD, and Dorothy Singer, EdD co-chairs; Craig Anderson, PhD, Brad Bushman, PhD, Karen Dill, PhD and Lilli Friedland, PhD.
As this post points out, If you look at the resolution's references we see 3 papers authors by Elizabeth Carll, 4 by Dorothy Singer, 6 by Craig Anderson, 5 by Brad Bushman, and 2 by Karen Dill. OF all the people on the committee, Lilli Friedland is the only one that has not listed as a reference for the ill effects of videogames. One more cynical than I might think that these people have an agenda or something... (And this doesn't even mention that they start the resolution stating, "...decades of social science research reveals the strong influence of televised violence on the aggressive behavior of children and youth.." as if were a given fact that too much tv makes you violent.)
Not only is WOXY.com an independently owned and operated web radio station that is commercial free and has live dj's M-F that play requests, they are also restarting their unsigned band contest as Unsigned@woxy.com an hour-long show and a podcast for unsigned artists.
I have to say, I find Dark City to be quite silly and altogether lame. Besides the fact that both have somilar clothes and start with the fact that things aren't as they seem, they don't have much at all in common. While the sequels weren't very good, give me the Matrix over Dark City any day.
I can't name one AO 18+ game that is widely available except GTA:SA.
In America, while there may be local or state laws, in general, movie ratings are enforced by the MPAA and are not legal restrictions. Does anyone know if Best BUy or any other store restricts the sale of R movies? More and more stores have ths cash register request a birthday if you buy an M rated game. Do they do the same for R rated movies?
I'm a lefty too and I don't see any advantage to mousing lefthanded...although that could be why I suck at online gaming! I also play guitar righthanded. I really don't see the point in using your dominant hand for strumming
I would like to know where this "serious cash" is and where I can get some. I'm not a prof yet, but a phd student and every prof i've talked to says they don't make much, if any, money from publishing. Perhpas they are lying or perhaps they just don't write very good textbooks.
However, I think a much better theory is that the book publishers make this "serious cash" by forcing new versions. After all, every used copy is one less copy they can buy. Even if some profs make a lot of money from publishing, certainly that is only a small percentage of the money that publishers make from selling new editions.
Keeping anonymoty is something that academics have been working on for a while. The first thing the human subjects review board asks you is if you intend to keep your research subjects anonymous. so things like double coding of names where two or more people change the names so that there is no way to know how subject X is. Another is to just not know their names in the first place. Destroying the evidence is another common tactic which means destroying all the personally identifiable data as soon as the research is published.
In that case, I'm going to sue Disney because the copy of the Rescuers I bought has nudity in it! and its rated G! I don't care if they recalled it when they found out, Rockstar recalled GTA:VC and they are getting sued!
While it certianly isn't an original comparison, even when I made it, I think it is worth wondering why we encourage kids to hit each other as hard as they can in real life, and are afraid of virtual violence. -- and perhaps more importantly why none of our lawmakers are pointing this out and yet we keep voting for them...
I know I shouldn't get involved in this, but that is one crappy Dell. A celeron processor, intel integrated graphics, no dvd drive and only 256mb of ram? Sure you get a monitor, mouse and keyboard, but I think I'd pass on that...
Can anyone find the actual text of the press release Thompson sent out? All the articles I find just refer to the gamespot article which just summarizes his press release. If anyone can dig up the actual text, I would like to read it.
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What happens when they complain that the doctor sued them about the complaint? Will the doctor then sue them about the complaint about the lawsuit about the complaint?
But Microsoft has their hands in so many things right now, it might be difficult to justify spending so much money on something that isn't going to make them any money (except ads?).
They have Windows, but there are like a million versions of that. Longhorn, server, media center, tablet, pocket edition, cell phones, atm, even cars. (There is probably a lot of overlap in some of those, but it is still a lot of specialized versions)
Then there is Office, IE, MSN Messenger, Money, and other software they produce
and X-Box which they are putting tons of money in.
I haven't done any math on it, but with Google's high stock price, I would think that the ammount of cash that google can throw at their efforts would be pretty close to the ammount of money Microsoft can throw at their google-killer efforts.
The number one problem I have with linux is program installation. I use Ubuntu and sure there are lots and lots of programs in the Syanptic program manager, but if you want one that isn't then the trouble starts.
I think the problem is that once you get to be enough of a Windows nerd to try Linux you are used to searching out programs that are not very common. So when you try to find LInux equivelents (and often they are the same program since they are often open source) if it ain't in Synaptic then you have to know the commands to install it, find the correct pacakges or know how to compile the program.
As long as this is still the case, then Linux won't be ready for prime time. I've got it installed as the primary OS in a multiboot system but 90% of the time I end up booting into windows because I can't get program x to install, or I don't feel like hunting down the proper package or whatever.
Make an installer that you can just double click on for linux and then you will ready for the mainstream.
The one I always hear is that the internet porn industry is at the forefront of browser popups and spyware.
Yes, 7zip's native format kicks zip's ass. IU just installed it on their wondows machines so now I can use the .7z format when i want to transfer files between home and school. Still the ammount of variation in the size of .zip files is interesting. Perhaps someone needs to start maximuumzipcompression.com
I haven't tried the method that you suggest, but 7zip, using zip compression can routinely create archives smaller than winzip by using the paramater pass=4 and the archives are compatable with any program that will open zips. I'm not sure if this would beat your method, but since it is one step rather than two it is worth trying.
The former TechTV on air personalities have always said that rather than eliminate the competition, it was to get on more cable systems. Since G4 is owned by Comcast, there was hesitation on the part of other cable companies to add the channel. So by buying TechTV, they were instantly available in a lot more homes.
This is correct, X-Play was originally called GameSpotTV, however, this is because, at the time, the channel was called ZDTV and ZDNet owned Gamespot.
Since then, however, the channel formerly known as ZDTV has been sold twice (first to Paul ALlen's Vulcan Ventures and then to G4TV) and Gamespot has been sold to C|Net.
I would be surprised if anyone still working at either company (besides Adam Sesler and perhaps original GameSPotTV co-host Lauren Felder(? was that her name?) were working there back then.
Have you ever done plumbing or electrical? If you do it well it can be quite a mental workout trying to get all the wires and pipes in their ideal locations.
Hot water boiler? You boil your hot water? That's your problem right there!
Doesn't it seem that this will be easy for pirates to bypass? OF course all this is assuming that the major pirates don't have insiders in the industry that will give them the movies before they are even released. Once windows says the monitor is "approved" you are telling me there is nowhere in the chain where it would be impossible to tap in and get the unencrypted data? Hell, if worst comes to worst, I'm betting that you could put an hd camcorder in front of an HD monitor and film it and have it look good enough for people trading files online.
So what is this really about? It isn't about security at all, but it is about pissing off customers and making them buy new hardware.
If you read through the press release, we find that the lit review is presented by "Jessica Nicoll, B.A., and Kevin M. Kieffer, Ph.D., of Saint Leo University." Those in academia know that it is kind of unusual for a prof to collaborate on a paper with an undergrad. Looking at his webpage I didn't see any paper that seem remotely close to violence or media effects stuff. THe press release says they are from St. Leo, so a search of their website finds that on April 21, 2005 Jessica Nicoll gave a paper called "Violence in Video Games: A Review of the Empirical Literature" (page looks like ass in Firefox). That panel was chaired by Dr. Kevin Kieffer. So, unless the paper underwent serious revision between then and when it was given at the APA, this is really Jessica Nicoll's paper.
That's right, this paper that is getting a press release and all sorts of media attention is the work of an undergrad. While it is wrong to judge the quality of the paper without having read it, it seems safe to say that *gasp* just maybe this is being blown out of porportion a little bit...
This seems especially true when WebMD quotes Kieffer as saying ...none of which sounds all that groundbreaking to me and pretty tame.
Furthermore, this post links to the APA's "Resolution on Violence in Video Games and Interactive Media." If you look at the press release about that resolution you will see that at the bottom is states: As this post points out, If you look at the resolution's references we see 3 papers authors by Elizabeth Carll, 4 by Dorothy Singer, 6 by Craig Anderson, 5 by Brad Bushman, and 2 by Karen Dill. OF all the people on the committee, Lilli Friedland is the only one that has not listed as a reference for the ill effects of videogames. One more cynical than I might think that these people have an agenda or something... (And this doesn't even mention that they start the resolution stating, "...decades of social science research reveals the strong influence of televised violence on the aggressive behavior of children and youth.." as if were a given fact that too much tv makes you violent.)
Not only is WOXY.com an independently owned and operated web radio station that is commercial free and has live dj's M-F that play requests, they are also restarting their unsigned band contest as Unsigned@woxy.com an hour-long show and a podcast for unsigned artists.
I have to say, I find Dark City to be quite silly and altogether lame. Besides the fact that both have somilar clothes and start with the fact that things aren't as they seem, they don't have much at all in common. While the sequels weren't very good, give me the Matrix over Dark City any day.
THis used to be pretty common. My parents have a set of encyclopedias from the late 60's and i remember seeing stickers over certain things in it.
Which is more important, your morality or your job?
I can't name one AO 18+ game that is widely available except GTA:SA.
In America, while there may be local or state laws, in general, movie ratings are enforced by the MPAA and are not legal restrictions. Does anyone know if Best BUy or any other store restricts the sale of R movies? More and more stores have ths cash register request a birthday if you buy an M rated game. Do they do the same for R rated movies?
I'm a lefty too and I don't see any advantage to mousing lefthanded. ..although that could be why I suck at online gaming!
I also play guitar righthanded. I really don't see the point in using your dominant hand for strumming
I would like to know where this "serious cash" is and where I can get some. I'm not a prof yet, but a phd student and every prof i've talked to says they don't make much, if any, money from publishing. Perhpas they are lying or perhaps they just don't write very good textbooks.
However, I think a much better theory is that the book publishers make this "serious cash" by forcing new versions. After all, every used copy is one less copy they can buy. Even if some profs make a lot of money from publishing, certainly that is only a small percentage of the money that publishers make from selling new editions.
Keeping anonymoty is something that academics have been working on for a while. The first thing the human subjects review board asks you is if you intend to keep your research subjects anonymous.
so things like double coding of names where two or more people change the names so that there is no way to know how subject X is.
Another is to just not know their names in the first place.
Destroying the evidence is another common tactic which means destroying all the personally identifiable data as soon as the research is published.
In that case, I'm going to sue Disney because the copy of the Rescuers I bought has nudity in it! and its rated G! I don't care if they recalled it when they found out, Rockstar recalled GTA:VC and they are getting sued!
ummm... because it is a closed beta, only available to MSDN subscribers and not Joe Average consumer???
I made the comparison between videogames and football in an article over at kuro5hin back in 2002.
While it certianly isn't an original comparison, even when I made it, I think it is worth wondering why we encourage kids to hit each other as hard as they can in real life, and are afraid of virtual violence. -- and perhaps more importantly why none of our lawmakers are pointing this out and yet we keep voting for them...
I know I shouldn't get involved in this, but that is one crappy Dell. A celeron processor, intel integrated graphics, no dvd drive and only 256mb of ram? Sure you get a monitor, mouse and keyboard, but I think I'd pass on that...
Can anyone find the actual text of the press release Thompson sent out? All the articles I find just refer to the gamespot article which just summarizes his press release. If anyone can dig up the actual text, I would like to read it.