Well, the obvious solution would be to wire everyone's brains into a central computer in such a way as to make them incapable of antisocial behavior like hacking each other's implants. Ashcroft would love it.
Referencing the article, it looks like it's not discharge (use) of the battery that's the hazard, but impoper charging... So the comments about phones heating up during use may not be getting at the problem here.
Maybe because of the spectacular nature of early engineering screw-ups?
Person 1: "Man, another rocket blew up on the launch pad. Those guys must be real screw-ups." Person 2: "Watch your mouth, fool! They're defending us from the Commies! You've got to understand that Rocket Science is incredibly hard work..."
Remember, the article starts off talking about the rampant inflation inherent in MMOGs - items are constantly produced, and nothing ever really goes away.
So why not make items degrade over time like they do in real life? It certainly takes megabucks to keep a skyscraper in a clean, safe, and useful condition in the material plane. Same effect as the tax as you have to spend money to maintain the item, but less of the "the man's taking my money" factor... Or would that matter? Is this another case where it was free before so it should be free forever?
Stricter rules for citizens, maybe. USAPATRIOT and its cousins have the effect of letting government play more closely by the terrorist's rules so it can compete on the same field. That's what's so frigging scary from my viewpoint. Once something previously unthinkable becomes an acceptable tactic, you have no chance in hell of putting that cat back in the bag.
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My biggest question is... I'm planning on a major upgrade to my system in the next few months for *cough*Half Life 2*coughcough* important personal reasons. Is this going to be cheap enough that I'd be better off waiting 6+ months instead of going with what's currently on the market? I'm certainly not going to drop everything just because new tech becomes available...
Duh. My bad. Missed the fact that the poster in question was talking about Outland. I tend to disregard Outland as Berke being fed up and not putting much effort into what he was doing... So when one talks Opus & Co., I end up automatically thinking Bloom County and not Outland.
No flame intended, but it wasn't about Opus at all in the beginning. He showed up as a running gag and managed to steal the show... *shrug* More power to 'im.
Even if it is, it's followed closely by gaming. Especially in South Korea. I know better CounterStrike pings were the big factor in getting me signed up.
Damn. I always did wonder why the AT (Avionics Technician) shop on the Coast Guard base at Bates Field, AL kept one around... They named it "Leona Helmsley", thought it was just some sort of sick joke.
They missed an important distinction... The hot grits troll and Natalie Portman troll were orginially two separate entities. My impression is that they got combined as a joke and everyone ran with it...
That was my father's's observation during his time in the Coast Guard. He refused promotion to Cheif Petty Officer three times before they forced him to retire... He figured that it happened during the initiation ceremony, and he wasn't having any of it.
Truth is, until this country recognizes that we can not treate corporate entities as if they were private citizens, you will continue to see this kind of hypocrisy.
Seems to me that what someone needs to do is create a corporation and then sue to get that corporation on the ballot for some public office. If a corporation is to be treated the same as an individual, than the corporation itself ought to be able to run for President, right? And when the case gets thrown out on its ass, there's a precedent in place to override the SCOTUS ruling that got us in this situation in the first place...
Only danger I see here is the suit actually succeeding...
Darl in a chicken suit, maybe? Doing jumping jacks as the semi advances on him? Yeah, I could almost make a short film my vision is so clear... *chuckle*
I would guess that the only place these bugs could exist would be where the pressure is high enough to keep water liquid at a temperature that is 20 degrees C above boiling (at sea level)... Is the temperature a prerequisite for their metabolic processes?
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Well, the obvious solution would be to wire everyone's brains into a central computer in such a way as to make them incapable of antisocial behavior like hacking each other's implants. Ashcroft would love it.
Oh wait, that sounds awful familiar...
Ever watch the Inspector Gadget cartoon? Happened every episode.
Referencing the article, it looks like it's not discharge (use) of the battery that's the hazard, but impoper charging... So the comments about phones heating up during use may not be getting at the problem here.
Small quantity, numbnuts. *grin*
Maybe because of the spectacular nature of early engineering screw-ups?
Person 1: "Man, another rocket blew up on the launch pad. Those guys must be real screw-ups."
Person 2: "Watch your mouth, fool! They're defending us from the Commies! You've got to understand that Rocket Science is incredibly hard work..."
So why not make items degrade over time like they do in real life? It certainly takes megabucks to keep a skyscraper in a clean, safe, and useful condition in the material plane. Same effect as the tax as you have to spend money to maintain the item, but less of the "the man's taking my money" factor... Or would that matter? Is this another case where it was free before so it should be free forever?
That's what they want you to think!
*looks left, looks right*
Stricter rules for citizens, maybe. USAPATRIOT and its cousins have the effect of letting government play more closely by the terrorist's rules so it can compete on the same field. That's what's so frigging scary from my viewpoint. Once something previously unthinkable becomes an acceptable tactic, you have no chance in hell of putting that cat back in the bag.
My biggest question is... I'm planning on a major upgrade to my system in the next few months for *cough*Half Life 2*coughcough* important personal reasons. Is this going to be cheap enough that I'd be better off waiting 6+ months instead of going with what's currently on the market? I'm certainly not going to drop everything just because new tech becomes available...
"bums held"?
I'll leave to the imagination of the reader to work that into a poem about him, though. *chuckle*
Duh. My bad. Missed the fact that the poster in question was talking about Outland. I tend to disregard Outland as Berke being fed up and not putting much effort into what he was doing... So when one talks Opus & Co., I end up automatically thinking Bloom County and not Outland.
No flame intended, but it wasn't about Opus at all in the beginning. He showed up as a running gag and managed to steal the show... *shrug* More power to 'im.
He probably did the deal directly with the Washington Post. Savvy move on their part as I'm now considering getting a subscription... Ack indeed.
Even if it is, it's followed closely by gaming. Especially in South Korea. I know better CounterStrike pings were the big factor in getting me signed up.
Damn. I always did wonder why the AT (Avionics Technician) shop on the Coast Guard base at Bates Field, AL kept one around... They named it "Leona Helmsley", thought it was just some sort of sick joke.
They missed an important distinction... The hot grits troll and Natalie Portman troll were orginially two separate entities. My impression is that they got combined as a joke and everyone ran with it...
Geez, has it been four years already?
That was my father's's observation during his time in the Coast Guard. He refused promotion to Cheif Petty Officer three times before they forced him to retire... He figured that it happened during the initiation ceremony, and he wasn't having any of it.
Smart man, my dad.
Did you really think I wouldn't see through that transparent attempt to elicit a statement by getting the title wrong?
Seems to me that what someone needs to do is create a corporation and then sue to get that corporation on the ballot for some public office. If a corporation is to be treated the same as an individual, than the corporation itself ought to be able to run for President, right? And when the case gets thrown out on its ass, there's a precedent in place to override the SCOTUS ruling that got us in this situation in the first place...
Only danger I see here is the suit actually succeeding...
Have you worked in corporate IT? "Technofeudalism" is exactly what's going on these days.
Darl in a chicken suit, maybe? Doing jumping jacks as the semi advances on him? Yeah, I could almost make a short film my vision is so clear... *chuckle*
I would guess that the only place these bugs could exist would be where the pressure is high enough to keep water liquid at a temperature that is 20 degrees C above boiling (at sea level)... Is the temperature a prerequisite for their metabolic processes?