However, the same can be said for *MANY* dvd players for the PC, they have like debug menus and stuff dont they? ---- Don't underestimate the power of peanut brittle
IAANAL (the other A is also) but wouldnt the CSS licence say that there shouldnt be a way to circumvent it within the software? ---- Don't underestimate the power of peanut brittle
As far as Origin goes, Origin *IS* Ultima. And Ultima *IS* Lord British. This seems to happen a lot- the main designer for a huge game switches teams, and they leave their original licence behind- however they're NAME goes with them. Same thing happened with Sid Meyer.. I mean, is Civ: Call For Power really Civ? Or is Alpha Centauri more Civ than Civ?
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Do you want to know what's stupid? ICQ ones. I mean, i've seen ones that said "ICQ wants you to forward this message: Don't Forward Any Messages!!" and people did it of course. *sigh* ---- Don't underestimate the power of peanut brittle
The Japanese PS2 DVD software *IS* Region Coded. If you put in an American DVD it wont play.
HOWEVER, there is a bug, (or 'debug') code which you can use to cause it NOT to check for Region Coding. I beleive it's put in a regular PSX controller and hold up while the DVD is booting.
So technically, it is a way to 'circumvent' it, because in normal operation it doesn't run other-region DVDs. ---- Don't underestimate the power of peanut brittle
What I want to know is how the hell is playing a DVD in a different region a *COPYRIGHT*? There's nothing copy about it.
Region codes have always confused me... for consoles, for instance, you have to mod a system to use stuff from Japan, but if you were to go and import a game like FF9, you probably are going to buy it a second time, therefore giving Sony two sets of cash instead of just one.
But instead, Sony says "NO! Don't do that!"
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Good: "The fill rate on PS2 is amazing, The sheer polygon throughput if everything in the pipeline is done right is really quite impressive." "Let's say you wanted to have shiny, reflective cars. You could draw the surface of the car 10 times easily and the draw power won't drop at all."
Bad: . "One of the biggest problems is that PS2 only features 4MBs of video memory and you have to contain both the frame buffer and textures in it," "free [no hit on hardware] anti-aliasing is impossible on PS2." "There is a mode for anti-aliasing, but it is absolutely useless and simply doesn't work with the architecture of the system," "It's a hardware limitation and I think it's going to come back and bite Sony in the ass because it's a huge mistake." "By drawing the frame buffer a couple of times, you can do a sort of fake anti-aliasing, which might look a little bit like the real thing. But it might very well look blurry." ---- Don't underestimate the power of peanut brittle
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Still doesn't change the fact they skipped 4 and 6. ---- Don't underestimate the power of peanut brittle
Is "Gecko" synonomous with "REALLY REALLY SMALL" nowadays? IIRC the main processor chip in the Nintendo Dolphin is going to be called the Gecko- and it's smaller than the size of an N64 C-Button ---- Don't underestimate the power of peanut brittle
AFAIK, i'm no expert, but I beleive the AA on the PS2 has to be done in software... there is no hardware AA - there is in the upcoming V4/5 video cards and in the N64.
doing anti-aliasing would cause a huge performance hit..
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This isn't very wyse.
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Wait a minute! That's it!
that's why Bill Gates is rich!
He's never a nice guy, so he always get's a huge amount of coal for christmas. That's now naughty he is with his buisness pracices.
But then he sells the coal to the fuel market and earns millions!
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So when's the robot sleigh coming?
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I meant in regards to Sony being legally liable
However, the same can be said for *MANY* dvd players for the PC, they have like debug menus and stuff dont they?
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IAANAL (the other A is also) but wouldnt the CSS licence say that there shouldnt be a way to circumvent it within the software?
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It was the OS war that caused the MPAA battle. DeCSS was for playing DVDs on linux... the MPAA battle is simply a RESULT of the battle for Linux DVD.
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As far as Origin goes, Origin *IS* Ultima. And Ultima *IS* Lord British.
This seems to happen a lot- the main designer for a huge game switches teams, and they leave their original licence behind- however they're NAME goes with them. Same thing happened with Sid Meyer.. I mean, is Civ: Call For Power really Civ? Or is Alpha Centauri more Civ than Civ?
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Do you want to know what's stupid? ICQ ones. I mean, i've seen ones that said "ICQ wants you to forward this message: Don't Forward Any Messages!!" and people did it of course. *sigh*
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Do you want to know what's stupid? ICQ ones. I mean, i've seen ones that said "ICQ wants you to forward this message: Don't Forward Any Messages!!" and people did it of course. *sigh*
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The Japanese PS2 DVD software *IS* Region Coded. If you put in an American DVD it wont play.
HOWEVER, there is a bug, (or 'debug') code which you can use to cause it NOT to check for Region Coding. I beleive it's put in a regular PSX controller and hold up while the DVD is booting.
So technically, it is a way to 'circumvent' it, because in normal operation it doesn't run other-region DVDs.
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What I want to know is how the hell is playing a DVD in a different region a *COPYRIGHT*? There's nothing copy about it.
Region codes have always confused me... for consoles, for instance, you have to mod a system to use stuff from Japan, but if you were to go and import a game like FF9, you probably are going to buy it a second time, therefore giving Sony two sets of cash instead of just one.
But instead, Sony says "NO! Don't do that!"
The thing is, too often DeCSS and other systems regarding Region Codes are being called 'copyright' things. IT doesnt make any sense
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These are some quotes from PS2 developers:
Good:
"The fill rate on PS2 is amazing, The sheer polygon throughput if everything in the pipeline is done right is really quite impressive."
"Let's say you wanted to have shiny, reflective cars. You could draw the surface of the car 10 times easily and the draw power won't drop at all."
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"One of the biggest problems is that PS2 only features 4MBs of video memory and you have to contain both the frame buffer and textures in it,"
"free [no hit on hardware] anti-aliasing is impossible on PS2."
"There is a mode for anti-aliasing, but it is absolutely useless and simply doesn't work with the architecture of the system,"
"It's a hardware limitation and I think it's going to come back and bite Sony in the ass because it's a huge mistake."
"By drawing the frame buffer a couple of times, you can do a sort of fake anti-aliasing, which might look a little bit like the real thing. But it might very well look blurry."
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Still doesn't change the fact they skipped 4 and 6.
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I don't think putting an a instead of an o really warrants an "ignorant fuck" remark.
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If they called it 'Nettella' they'd ahve to cancel it immediately.
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Skipping #'s is hip and cool in the computer business.
They went from Palm 3 to Palm 5 to Palm 7, for instance.
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Is "Gecko" synonomous with "REALLY REALLY SMALL" nowadays? IIRC the main processor chip in the Nintendo Dolphin is going to be called the Gecko- and it's smaller than the size of an N64 C-Button
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AFAIK, i'm no expert, but I beleive the AA on the PS2 has to be done in software... there is no hardware AA - there is in the upcoming V4/5 video cards and in the N64.
doing anti-aliasing would cause a huge performance hit..
However, since it IS a console, it won't matter so much because TV's have a 'natural' fuzzyness
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As apposed to slap the button at just the right time games like Parappa the Rapper?
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It would be if it weren't for the very lacking AA on the PS2. The Jaggies are almost criminal.
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I want a gravity sheild and a gravity sword so I can go on a graviton hunt for EXP.
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What do you mean it's not that kind of Gravity Sheilding?
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May Iridium rest in peace.
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Okay, scratch that. May it rest in peices.
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Okay, okay- may it fall to earth engulfed in flames in peices... in peace.
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We're Here!
We're Geeks!
We're- hold on, I have to reload slashdot.
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Hmm.
Interjecting a bit of math
x times the log of y is equal to log y ^ x
so 2 times a celeron 2, would be a celeron 4, because it's celeron 2 ^ 2.
Of course, this is entirely stupid, but what can you expect when you have math on the brain
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*idly wonders the possibility of an Open Source space program*
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