At 11km buff yourself to high heaven (tac team, atk alpha, hi yield torp, rapid fire), set throttle to max, and fire off your initial volley right as you get in weapons range. Then use Jam targetting sensors right away. NPCs usually seem to not move when you do that (even though it just prevents them from firing..must be an AI bug) so they will keep the same shield facing you, and you can often have them destroyed or at least on the brink of death by the time you get next to them, and you often have little more than a scratch on your forward shields.
Now what was this story about again? I got distracted by something more interesting.
Then the answer is obvious (to us enlightened Western Capitalists at least), but more frustratingly unsolvable - just how does one dismantle a massive, successful, Communist regime?
I was actually quite good with C++, I just found it considerably more boring than I thought it would be (In retrospect, I'm sure the classroom environment didn't help and I should have looked into tinkering with OSS projects). And I had a passion for hardware way before that.
Furthermore, from working in corporate IT, most people don't understand hardware that well either. That's why they overpay CDW and others to handle it for them. And about half the time those guys don't know what they are talking about.
To answer the poster...any Phenom II or Core 2 CPU avaiable plus a video card where the second number is a 6 or higher (x6xx) available on Newegg will do the trick for Oblivion.
I was simply pointing out to the GP that HTC is not a small fish compared to Palm, which is a common misconception as they have not been in the public eye until recently, despite being nearly as old as Palm and probably responsible for producing about as many(if not more) PDAs and smartphones over their lifetime.
While you are absolutely correct, Market cap can also be considered a decent representation of a company's approximate net worth and size in most cases. It's a quick convenient way to check and compare companies...but if they are too close, it's meaningless, and it shouldn't be relied upon for anything remotely important.
Legal power is completely irrelevant to company size in any case, as you pointed out. Depends mostly on how good your case is, and secondly on how much jack you have to throw at lawyers.
Yes, daily...Eeebuntu and Debian, with several others tried inbetween. I find Debian-based+Gnome to produce the fewest headaches. Still, every other fucking apt-get install or deb package says "Oh, you're missing this dependency". Which is why Linux stays on my netbook and a 'server', and not my primary workstation.
Then there are all sorts of fun little headaches, like getting certain programs to recognize mounted network shares, or the WLAN deciding it can only connect at 1Mbps despite being right next to a WAP...I could go on but I stopped keeping track of the little stuff long ago.
I'm a Windows sysadmin by day, and a complete hardware junkie, so I'm far from a novice with computers, and no stranger to a command line environment (We run an Openfiler iSCSI box which I setup, and our primary mail server is CentOS/Qmail which someone else maintains primarily and I administer almost every day). The problem is Linux as a whole is so damn fragmented between distros and application libraries the interoperability is an absolute nightmare. I'm sure if I grew up on years of primarily Linux, it would seem like things have improved greatly and are 'so easy' now...but comparatively, for people looking to make the switch, it's not.
With that said, if I ever run into a person who has never used a computer and does not plan to install any additional software, I would definitely give good consideration to a distro like Ubuntu...I'll never have to worry about them getting hit with spyware or a virus. However, I have yet to meet that person. I'd rather clean up the occasional infection than deal with lots of compatibility issues.
Agreed. Ask first, and ESPECIALLY keep in mind the 'LOT of questions' part. I've figured out the hard way that this is a bad idea. Unless you enjoy being unpaid tech support. I find it easier to go with Vista/7 and switch it to classic appearance mode. Far fewer headaches from end users.
I know, it's great to promote OSS...but desktop Linux is still a ways off from being ready to replace Windows or OSX (psst..this is where you start flaming me). It works great out of the box, but as soon as you want to do much tweaking aside from desktop backgrounds and install some additional software, you will run into headaches. "I can't install X without Y and Z dependencies?" And then it's off to google to find out how to get them...in a way that works with the current version of said dependency on your distro...
Agreed. I stop into Suncoast or whatever the heck it's called now equivalent each time I make it to a bigger mall (I live in BFE and have to drive 60 mins to a decent city) because they often have half off or buy one get one sales, and that is the only time anime seems reasonably priced to me. And 2 out of 3 times I walk out empty handed because the selection is already picked over (usually it's a sale for a specific publisher). All the other publishers still have their good titles in stock.
What does that show you? At the right price, anime sells like hotcakes. Maybe they should do a little experimentation with prices on 'new' releases and see what happens. I use new loosely here, because often these are things that were released in Japan years ago. Didn't they already pay for themselves? As someone else said, piracy created an international market. Learn how to utilize it. $50-$60 for a 25 episode box set? Awesome. $25 for a 4-episode DVD? Fail.
Exactly, but they're largely going after Gamestop et. al., and they don't have systems in place to handle stuff like that. But if this crap becomes common, then maybe...
I used my Visa instead of my usual MC on Newegg for a Christmas gift and it came up for the first time ever. I closed the widow intending to buy it on my MC instead, but the payment still went through. 2 days later I got a call from the Visa fraud department...haha. I told the lady the verified thing was a bullshit pain in the ass and she let me on my way. Haven't used my Visa since.
I bought the physical copy like I always do...even better there was a midnight launch, so I got to play it before it went live on Steam (5PM EST was the active time, wtf?). No activation required, just a DVD check, which I cracked anyway because swapping disks is annoying.
The only pain was downloading the parts of the game they didn't include in their attempt to bypass the first sale doctrine. AKA the 'free' launch DLC that is basically content ripped from the base game to inhibit used game sales. I just wish the game had been out a bit longer so I could have downloaded the cracked versions of those...although they don't appear offhand to need any actual cracking...just simple.exe files. I'm really just thankful they didn't make me download them with the EA Spyware...err Download Manager.
I'm also happy they learned their lesson from Spore and ME1 and no longer require online activation for boxed copies. Now they just need to get over their digital distribution paranoia and make it more consumer-friendly, too.
This is exactly the case. Most places don't need encryption. I read a cleverly worded quote once that said something to the effect that security should serve business goals, and not just be there for security's sake. This is one of those cases. Encryption is a pain in the ass and not usually necessary.
The only data virtually every company needs to protect is their employees' personal info, generally in HR. SSN's, any Medical info from insurance claims, etc.
As others mentioned, there are legitimate and illegitimate means to exchange the virtual currency of Eve, ISK, to US Dollars. Going by the legitimate route of Game Time Codes/Cards, the ISK value of the ships lost would allow you to purchase thousands of dollars worth of game time. Illegitimately, you can sell your ISK directly for cash, but I do not know if that exchange rate would number in the thousands.
So yes, they are quite obviously not real ships, and as they were they had no direct value, but had those players desired, they could have exchanged their ships for thousands of REAL US Dollars. So whether or not you want to believe it, "thousands of dollars" worth of ships were indeed lost.
Completely agree with your last statement. The console majority has kept the game graphic specs low lately since they are running on 3+ year old tech (nVidia 7900 equivalent). So you can buy a card for $100, throw it in a cheap $400 HP or Gateway with a dual core CPU and a ton of RAM, and play any modern game at fairly high settings.
People need to ditch the misconception that they need a $1500 rig with an annual $300-$400 graphics upgrade. Simply not the case AT ALL.
That's technically correct...however Windows Mobile allows for many of the same security options (strong PW, disable camera), but not all. Generally you can lock them down to about the same extent, but you have more granular control over the BB security options. So it depends on what the specific security needs are. I support both a BES and WM devices on Exchange, and managing the WM devices (server side, at least) is a much more pleasant experiences. Working with a BES can be frustrating at times, to say the least. WebOS, iPhone OS, and Android will also adopt some of the security restrictions in the EAS policy.
And I have recommended BB's for people who just want to e-mail. Out of the smartphones available, they are probably the simplest to learn option to just accomplish basic e-mail and text messaging, especially for older non-computer types...they seem to fumble with touch screens a bit. But overall as smartphones, they are definitely lacking.
It's the fact they cut out a major party member with very strong ties to one of the major plot areas, and pretty major base feature set: storage chest, and character skills. Yes, the game has tons of content and good value, but it's like a fancy seven course meal where everything is exceptional, but you just feel the entree is lacking somehow. I will gladly pay for quality *EXTRA* content, but intentional neutering of fairly central elements is something I will not stand for.
Now, the party member is free DLC, but if you buy the game used, you have to pay $15 for it because it's tied to the previous owner's EA account. That's the kind of crap I really disagree with. Then there is the whole issue of being able to use the content down the road after reinstalls, new computers, etc. You have to rely on the publisher's servers to still be up hosting the content. I frequently play 10 year old games (Total Annihilation, Red Alert, Tribes 2, etc.) and if I had to be reliant on those publishers/developers still being around, I would be SOL.
If they throw all this stuff into a boxed $30 expansion pack, like with the upcoming Return to Ostagar, and some future DLC, I'll be one of the first to buy it. I have no problems with them getting paid for extra content. I do have problems with them crippling the base game and trying to inhibit the used game market.
So that's why I pirated the DLC. Protesting in my own little way. When you break it down, the only thing I actually stole (I have valid Shale and Blood Armor codes, but I didn't consume them) was the Soldier's Peak DLC. The one with storage chest and extra character abilities. Had the chest and those abilities been in the main game, I wouldn't have bothered with it, and just waited to see if they released it in a boxed bundle, or even a game of the year edition down the road. Which I'm hoping for...did the exact same thing with Oblivion...bought Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles when they came out, they included all the DLC up to that point. I'd much rather have a nice box on my shelf than some cracked downloaded files that may not work with future patches.
And you may disagree with my reasoning, but it's my own and I'm not likely to change. I'm not the only one around here with a stubborn view of things...*cough*irrational MS-hating Linux fanboys*cough*.
It's that kind of stupid thinking that made me pirate the DLC for Dragon Age. I paid the full $50 and change for the game, then I pirated all the DLC, even the free DLC (Which, IMO, was much better than paid...Soldier's Peak kinda sucked), because to hell if I am going to phone home to EA every time I play the game.
I do this because I think DLC has turned into nothing but greed. I was always a big fan of expansion packs....$20-30 for a nice lump of additional story or content. Then a few DLC-ish things started popping up here and there, which wasn't bad either. A nice string of extra content, priced reasonably. Apparently it was quite popular, as it evolved into the monster system we have now, where DLC is oftentimes content that should have been present from launch.
Also I think DLC is targeted at used much more than pirated...this is just smoke and mirrors to hide their true ambition, in that they want to get paid for every person who uses a copy...and not paid for a single copy that changes hands a few times. Otherwise they wouldn't give out 'free' DLC with every copy of the game...a pirate will just pirate it, but a used buyer may not.
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Jam Targeting Sensors.
At 11km buff yourself to high heaven (tac team, atk alpha, hi yield torp, rapid fire), set throttle to max, and fire off your initial volley right as you get in weapons range. Then use Jam targetting sensors right away. NPCs usually seem to not move when you do that (even though it just prevents them from firing..must be an AI bug) so they will keep the same shield facing you, and you can often have them destroyed or at least on the brink of death by the time you get next to them, and you often have little more than a scratch on your forward shields.
Now what was this story about again? I got distracted by something more interesting.
Then the answer is obvious (to us enlightened Western Capitalists at least), but more frustratingly unsolvable - just how does one dismantle a massive, successful, Communist regime?
It's actually far more easy than you realize.
I was actually quite good with C++, I just found it considerably more boring than I thought it would be (In retrospect, I'm sure the classroom environment didn't help and I should have looked into tinkering with OSS projects). And I had a passion for hardware way before that.
Furthermore, from working in corporate IT, most people don't understand hardware that well either. That's why they overpay CDW and others to handle it for them. And about half the time those guys don't know what they are talking about.
To answer the poster...any Phenom II or Core 2 CPU avaiable plus a video card where the second number is a 6 or higher (x6xx) available on Newegg will do the trick for Oblivion.
I was simply pointing out to the GP that HTC is not a small fish compared to Palm, which is a common misconception as they have not been in the public eye until recently, despite being nearly as old as Palm and probably responsible for producing about as many(if not more) PDAs and smartphones over their lifetime.
While you are absolutely correct, Market cap can also be considered a decent representation of a company's approximate net worth and size in most cases. It's a quick convenient way to check and compare companies...but if they are too close, it's meaningless, and it shouldn't be relied upon for anything remotely important.
Legal power is completely irrelevant to company size in any case, as you pointed out. Depends mostly on how good your case is, and secondly on how much jack you have to throw at lawyers.
HTC(8.13B) is considerably larger than Palm (1.05B), but are both dwarfed by RIM (39.42B). Apple's market cap is 190.34B.
Yes, daily...Eeebuntu and Debian, with several others tried inbetween. I find Debian-based+Gnome to produce the fewest headaches. Still, every other fucking apt-get install or deb package says "Oh, you're missing this dependency". Which is why Linux stays on my netbook and a 'server', and not my primary workstation.
Then there are all sorts of fun little headaches, like getting certain programs to recognize mounted network shares, or the WLAN deciding it can only connect at 1Mbps despite being right next to a WAP...I could go on but I stopped keeping track of the little stuff long ago.
I'm a Windows sysadmin by day, and a complete hardware junkie, so I'm far from a novice with computers, and no stranger to a command line environment (We run an Openfiler iSCSI box which I setup, and our primary mail server is CentOS/Qmail which someone else maintains primarily and I administer almost every day). The problem is Linux as a whole is so damn fragmented between distros and application libraries the interoperability is an absolute nightmare. I'm sure if I grew up on years of primarily Linux, it would seem like things have improved greatly and are 'so easy' now...but comparatively, for people looking to make the switch, it's not.
With that said, if I ever run into a person who has never used a computer and does not plan to install any additional software, I would definitely give good consideration to a distro like Ubuntu...I'll never have to worry about them getting hit with spyware or a virus. However, I have yet to meet that person. I'd rather clean up the occasional infection than deal with lots of compatibility issues.
Agreed. Ask first, and ESPECIALLY keep in mind the 'LOT of questions' part. I've figured out the hard way that this is a bad idea. Unless you enjoy being unpaid tech support. I find it easier to go with Vista/7 and switch it to classic appearance mode. Far fewer headaches from end users.
I know, it's great to promote OSS...but desktop Linux is still a ways off from being ready to replace Windows or OSX (psst..this is where you start flaming me). It works great out of the box, but as soon as you want to do much tweaking aside from desktop backgrounds and install some additional software, you will run into headaches. "I can't install X without Y and Z dependencies?" And then it's off to google to find out how to get them...in a way that works with the current version of said dependency on your distro...
Agreed. I stop into Suncoast or whatever the heck it's called now equivalent each time I make it to a bigger mall (I live in BFE and have to drive 60 mins to a decent city) because they often have half off or buy one get one sales, and that is the only time anime seems reasonably priced to me. And 2 out of 3 times I walk out empty handed because the selection is already picked over (usually it's a sale for a specific publisher). All the other publishers still have their good titles in stock.
What does that show you? At the right price, anime sells like hotcakes. Maybe they should do a little experimentation with prices on 'new' releases and see what happens. I use new loosely here, because often these are things that were released in Japan years ago. Didn't they already pay for themselves? As someone else said, piracy created an international market. Learn how to utilize it. $50-$60 for a 25 episode box set? Awesome. $25 for a 4-episode DVD? Fail.
Why do my mod points expire right before I finally find a post I want to mod as insightful?
I did some quick googling to be sure, but it's not even SecuROM. Just a plain ol' DVD check.
$72? Where are you getting that figure from? Are you outside the US and have ugly exchange rates or something?
Also, there is the standard edition that is $10 cheaper:
http://www.impulsedriven.com/masseffect2
Exactly, but they're largely going after Gamestop et. al., and they don't have systems in place to handle stuff like that. But if this crap becomes common, then maybe...
That's because other than a simple DVD check, there is no DRM. EA actually learned their lesson, believe it or not.
Now the included 'free' DLC to inhibit used game sales is another story...
I used my Visa instead of my usual MC on Newegg for a Christmas gift and it came up for the first time ever. I closed the widow intending to buy it on my MC instead, but the payment still went through. 2 days later I got a call from the Visa fraud department...haha. I told the lady the verified thing was a bullshit pain in the ass and she let me on my way. Haven't used my Visa since.
I bought the physical copy like I always do...even better there was a midnight launch, so I got to play it before it went live on Steam (5PM EST was the active time, wtf?). No activation required, just a DVD check, which I cracked anyway because swapping disks is annoying.
The only pain was downloading the parts of the game they didn't include in their attempt to bypass the first sale doctrine. AKA the 'free' launch DLC that is basically content ripped from the base game to inhibit used game sales. I just wish the game had been out a bit longer so I could have downloaded the cracked versions of those...although they don't appear offhand to need any actual cracking...just simple .exe files. I'm really just thankful they didn't make me download them with the EA Spyware...err Download Manager.
I'm also happy they learned their lesson from Spore and ME1 and no longer require online activation for boxed copies. Now they just need to get over their digital distribution paranoia and make it more consumer-friendly, too.
That sounds like my games. Except it's not planned. And it's more bumping, not jumping. Into enemies. Or pits. Or spiky things.
Basically, we're a team of assisted suicide experts.
I would mod you higher if possible.
This is exactly the case. Most places don't need encryption. I read a cleverly worded quote once that said something to the effect that security should serve business goals, and not just be there for security's sake. This is one of those cases. Encryption is a pain in the ass and not usually necessary.
The only data virtually every company needs to protect is their employees' personal info, generally in HR. SSN's, any Medical info from insurance claims, etc.
I wish everyone would get along in the world so we didn't have to put any money into the military.
Reality sucks.
As others mentioned, there are legitimate and illegitimate means to exchange the virtual currency of Eve, ISK, to US Dollars. Going by the legitimate route of Game Time Codes/Cards, the ISK value of the ships lost would allow you to purchase thousands of dollars worth of game time. Illegitimately, you can sell your ISK directly for cash, but I do not know if that exchange rate would number in the thousands.
So yes, they are quite obviously not real ships, and as they were they had no direct value, but had those players desired, they could have exchanged their ships for thousands of REAL US Dollars. So whether or not you want to believe it, "thousands of dollars" worth of ships were indeed lost.
Hey, it's Engadget, give them a break. They only used four Apple products on that list, it could have been MUCH worse.
Completely agree with your last statement. The console majority has kept the game graphic specs low lately since they are running on 3+ year old tech (nVidia 7900 equivalent). So you can buy a card for $100, throw it in a cheap $400 HP or Gateway with a dual core CPU and a ton of RAM, and play any modern game at fairly high settings.
People need to ditch the misconception that they need a $1500 rig with an annual $300-$400 graphics upgrade. Simply not the case AT ALL.
I wouldn't be embarrassed, but the sexual harassment lawsuits would be unrelenting.
That's technically correct...however Windows Mobile allows for many of the same security options (strong PW, disable camera), but not all. Generally you can lock them down to about the same extent, but you have more granular control over the BB security options. So it depends on what the specific security needs are. I support both a BES and WM devices on Exchange, and managing the WM devices (server side, at least) is a much more pleasant experiences. Working with a BES can be frustrating at times, to say the least. WebOS, iPhone OS, and Android will also adopt some of the security restrictions in the EAS policy.
And I have recommended BB's for people who just want to e-mail. Out of the smartphones available, they are probably the simplest to learn option to just accomplish basic e-mail and text messaging, especially for older non-computer types...they seem to fumble with touch screens a bit. But overall as smartphones, they are definitely lacking.
It's the fact they cut out a major party member with very strong ties to one of the major plot areas, and pretty major base feature set: storage chest, and character skills. Yes, the game has tons of content and good value, but it's like a fancy seven course meal where everything is exceptional, but you just feel the entree is lacking somehow. I will gladly pay for quality *EXTRA* content, but intentional neutering of fairly central elements is something I will not stand for.
Now, the party member is free DLC, but if you buy the game used, you have to pay $15 for it because it's tied to the previous owner's EA account. That's the kind of crap I really disagree with. Then there is the whole issue of being able to use the content down the road after reinstalls, new computers, etc. You have to rely on the publisher's servers to still be up hosting the content. I frequently play 10 year old games (Total Annihilation, Red Alert, Tribes 2, etc.) and if I had to be reliant on those publishers/developers still being around, I would be SOL.
If they throw all this stuff into a boxed $30 expansion pack, like with the upcoming Return to Ostagar, and some future DLC, I'll be one of the first to buy it. I have no problems with them getting paid for extra content. I do have problems with them crippling the base game and trying to inhibit the used game market.
So that's why I pirated the DLC. Protesting in my own little way. When you break it down, the only thing I actually stole (I have valid Shale and Blood Armor codes, but I didn't consume them) was the Soldier's Peak DLC. The one with storage chest and extra character abilities. Had the chest and those abilities been in the main game, I wouldn't have bothered with it, and just waited to see if they released it in a boxed bundle, or even a game of the year edition down the road. Which I'm hoping for...did the exact same thing with Oblivion...bought Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles when they came out, they included all the DLC up to that point. I'd much rather have a nice box on my shelf than some cracked downloaded files that may not work with future patches.
And you may disagree with my reasoning, but it's my own and I'm not likely to change. I'm not the only one around here with a stubborn view of things...*cough*irrational MS-hating Linux fanboys*cough*.
Ah...I was assuming you had to use the EA Download Manager like with Mass Effect's DLC.
It's that kind of stupid thinking that made me pirate the DLC for Dragon Age. I paid the full $50 and change for the game, then I pirated all the DLC, even the free DLC (Which, IMO, was much better than paid...Soldier's Peak kinda sucked), because to hell if I am going to phone home to EA every time I play the game.
I do this because I think DLC has turned into nothing but greed. I was always a big fan of expansion packs....$20-30 for a nice lump of additional story or content. Then a few DLC-ish things started popping up here and there, which wasn't bad either. A nice string of extra content, priced reasonably. Apparently it was quite popular, as it evolved into the monster system we have now, where DLC is oftentimes content that should have been present from launch.
Also I think DLC is targeted at used much more than pirated...this is just smoke and mirrors to hide their true ambition, in that they want to get paid for every person who uses a copy...and not paid for a single copy that changes hands a few times. Otherwise they wouldn't give out 'free' DLC with every copy of the game...a pirate will just pirate it, but a used buyer may not.