Despite my dislike of Apple, they have music that sells just fine without DRM. Steam is another service that works fine in the face of Piracy. They include services that makes the cost worth the price.
A bit offtopic but Steam may operate in the face of Piracy just fine, but they are using DRM just as any other company is - in the end they are only marginally better.
I understand it's pointless, but then again aren't comments on a story about poetry contests about spam?
(my god this is a REPLY to said comment!)
You see how this is getting quite silly.
This argument is pretty juvenile. I think our space program sucks. I don't know how the hell to fix it, I just am stating what I feel.
Just because you don't like something doesn't mean you know how to do it better than them.
Why should you know or care about ANYTHING in a profile? It's a profile. You're supposed to write a bit about yourself in it. That's what it's for.
This is the important part. I can understand if your username is "I_LOVE_MEN_AND_IM_A_MAN" but when you say "I'm gay" in your/profile/? I thought that's what a profile is for, telling others extra (completely unnecessary) information about yourself.
I've been hearing this debate for a while. I by no means am a "normal consumer" but I've always bought faster and faster hardware.
I'm not some kind of hardcore gamer, it's just the price is dropped so why not?
- Start treating the indies and non-"top 40 list" artists with respect.
I see this a lot but I don't know what "more respect" is supposed to mean. Sure I'd like to see more new music but haven't all great bands eventually had to scrape up from nothing?
- Start making the production value of CD's worthwhile again. This means put in proper cover art, lyric sheets, etc rather than just a tiny scrap of paper.
This means they will cost more, unfortunately. And if you don't want to spend the money on a CD then why would you start buying if it cost more, even with the new stuff?
I actually don't mind the loss of cool liner art. I find myself buying music from new artists if they allow me to pay online and download their stuff, I'm not really looking for a physical disc and if I ever need one I can just burn one.
And to the other assholes who say "I don't download, why should I subsidise others ?". A download tax subsidising other people is no different from the way your income taxes subsidise your healthcare system, the raods you never use but are built anyway, the pension being paid to your retired grandmother etc etc.
The pension, healthcare and road systems are all things that are "good", and most if not all of them are wanted by the vast majority of normal people. The problem with a "tax" on illegal downloading is most honest people would be a bit miffed if you told them THEY owed $10 because some kid across the street wants new music without paying full sticker price.
I know this is the interenet (and Slashdot) but it's really hard to take anyone seriously when they spell it M$. I don't even like Microsoft and I find that annoying.
And about the Zune having DRM (is what I heard), I don't really understand that because it comes with a built-in wireless system so you can share your music with any other nearby Zune. Which seems like the opposite of what DRM is trying to accomplish. I have yet to see an iPod that does that.
If I remember correctly the music sharing was extremely limited. While satisfying to send a tune once you send it that person can only listen to it three times before they have to buy it, and they are not allowed to send it to anyone else.
This may have been patched or changed in some way, but the only (cool) feature I might have been interested in getting a Zune for was a let down.
Headlines are supposed to get your attention, that's the whole point of a headline.
The problem is it seems Slashdot is reporting on every case the RIAA brings to someone who's not a plain "Doe". It's important to know of these things but I come to Slashdot to get some real news and insightful (I know but stick with me) comments on the story.
Every RIAA story boils down to the same, a bunch of ANAL, people calling RIAA nazis, and everyone just being angry at them - we get it.
This is what I felt but looking back on the past I realized I've used my Wii less and less, to hardly ever now.
That beautiful initial "FUN" the thing screams wears off quite quickly. You soon find out you're just playing the same old games in a slightly clunky way (not always clunky!).
Then you realize FPS on a thumbstick might be more fun until we can get the Wii technology to catch up.
You have to keep in mind the sheer number of people MMOGs are expecting. Even the bad ones will see a few thousand people, and on any one server you're bound to have at least a few hundred people.
This means every quest/character/choice all have to be unique and special. You're looking at a LOT of programming/debugging or you are looking at the current solution, which is give everyone the same quests right now and hope they don't mind too much.
I wouldn't say that, after a year or so the TV's investment has "worn off". When you consider actually getting a bigger library of movies to play on it you're stuck with the unsightly fact that to get a better definition version of the movies you already have, you'll be paying about double for them over current DVD prices.
When Rock Band and Guitar Hero 3 both came out I was excited. On one hand Rock Band was really pushing the "genre" forward, by making one of the most fun party games I've ever played. On the other hand, Guitar Hero 3 was pandering to the score-heads, those hoping to full combo a song with perfect bonus star power paths and everything. The only downside to this was Rock Band hasn't been selling as well because of the name. Harmonix did a great job of getting Guitar Hero popular, and now that they had to drop the name it hurt them.
To describe Rock Band most people will go with the, "It's like Guitar Hero but..." route - which leads some to believe Guitar Hero might be the better and Rock Band is a cheap knock-off novelty. But now that Activision has seen the light they are doing their own full Rock Band ensemble game. This means to describe Guitar Hero 4, everyone is using the, "It's like Rock Band but..." line.
Hopefully this leads to many more people seeing that Harmonix knows how to make rhythm games, and perhaps Activision should stick with what the do "best".
(Also if Tony Hawk or Bam Margera is unlockable in Guitar Hero 4 I'm going to lose it)
Hey, colorblind user here. I'll let you know when your vision is the same as everyone else's. Until then I ask that you take your sight for granted and give me a better map because I cannot make out half of it.
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I almost wish Twitter would ignore URLs when doing the character count. Possibly shorten them some how.
Despite my dislike of Apple, they have music that sells just fine without DRM. Steam is another service that works fine in the face of Piracy. They include services that makes the cost worth the price.
A bit offtopic but Steam may operate in the face of Piracy just fine, but they are using DRM just as any other company is - in the end they are only marginally better.
I understand it's pointless, but then again aren't comments on a story about poetry contests about spam? (my god this is a REPLY to said comment!) You see how this is getting quite silly.
This argument is pretty juvenile. I think our space program sucks. I don't know how the hell to fix it, I just am stating what I feel. Just because you don't like something doesn't mean you know how to do it better than them.
Why should you know or care about ANYTHING in a profile? It's a profile. You're supposed to write a bit about yourself in it. That's what it's for.
This is the important part. I can understand if your username is "I_LOVE_MEN_AND_IM_A_MAN" but when you say "I'm gay" in your /profile/? I thought that's what a profile is for, telling others extra (completely unnecessary) information about yourself.
Sue.
was the name of the girl she was with! The problem starts all over again!
Your G1 is a poor desktop sir.
[...]the console idiots. I'm not dogging those who play console games[...]
Just calling them idiots, yes.
I've been hearing this debate for a while. I by no means am a "normal consumer" but I've always bought faster and faster hardware. I'm not some kind of hardcore gamer, it's just the price is dropped so why not?
Here's a few options:
- Start treating the indies and non-"top 40 list" artists with respect.
I see this a lot but I don't know what "more respect" is supposed to mean. Sure I'd like to see more new music but haven't all great bands eventually had to scrape up from nothing?
- Start making the production value of CD's worthwhile again. This means put in proper cover art, lyric sheets, etc rather than just a tiny scrap of paper.
This means they will cost more, unfortunately. And if you don't want to spend the money on a CD then why would you start buying if it cost more, even with the new stuff? I actually don't mind the loss of cool liner art. I find myself buying music from new artists if they allow me to pay online and download their stuff, I'm not really looking for a physical disc and if I ever need one I can just burn one.
And to the other assholes who say "I don't download, why should I subsidise others ?". A download tax subsidising other people is no different from the way your income taxes subsidise your healthcare system, the raods you never use but are built anyway, the pension being paid to your retired grandmother etc etc.
The pension, healthcare and road systems are all things that are "good", and most if not all of them are wanted by the vast majority of normal people. The problem with a "tax" on illegal downloading is most honest people would be a bit miffed if you told them THEY owed $10 because some kid across the street wants new music without paying full sticker price.
I know this is the interenet (and Slashdot) but it's really hard to take anyone seriously when they spell it M$. I don't even like Microsoft and I find that annoying.
And about the Zune having DRM (is what I heard), I don't really understand that because it comes with a built-in wireless system so you can share your music with any other nearby Zune. Which seems like the opposite of what DRM is trying to accomplish. I have yet to see an iPod that does that.
If I remember correctly the music sharing was extremely limited. While satisfying to send a tune once you send it that person can only listen to it three times before they have to buy it, and they are not allowed to send it to anyone else. This may have been patched or changed in some way, but the only (cool) feature I might have been interested in getting a Zune for was a let down.
I was eating an apple and wasn't paying attention, stubbing my toe. If apples were illegal I wouldn't have ever hurt my toe.
Now I'm not positive about marajuana, but as for Coke, Heroine and Meth; a single use is usually all it takes to become an addict.
Who can't go a day without a little Wonder Woman?
Headlines are supposed to get your attention, that's the whole point of a headline.
The problem is it seems Slashdot is reporting on every case the RIAA brings to someone who's not a plain "Doe". It's important to know of these things but I come to Slashdot to get some real news and insightful (I know but stick with me) comments on the story. Every RIAA story boils down to the same, a bunch of ANAL, people calling RIAA nazis, and everyone just being angry at them - we get it.
This is what I felt but looking back on the past I realized I've used my Wii less and less, to hardly ever now. That beautiful initial "FUN" the thing screams wears off quite quickly. You soon find out you're just playing the same old games in a slightly clunky way (not always clunky!). Then you realize FPS on a thumbstick might be more fun until we can get the Wii technology to catch up.
This isn't too surprising, it's been known since the demo and already there are people who have written up tutorials on how to get it running. http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=745113
You have to keep in mind the sheer number of people MMOGs are expecting. Even the bad ones will see a few thousand people, and on any one server you're bound to have at least a few hundred people. This means every quest/character/choice all have to be unique and special. You're looking at a LOT of programming/debugging or you are looking at the current solution, which is give everyone the same quests right now and hope they don't mind too much.
I wouldn't say that, after a year or so the TV's investment has "worn off". When you consider actually getting a bigger library of movies to play on it you're stuck with the unsightly fact that to get a better definition version of the movies you already have, you'll be paying about double for them over current DVD prices.
As much as I enjoyed Frets on Fire it feels so unpolished it's hard to play for very long.
When Rock Band and Guitar Hero 3 both came out I was excited. On one hand Rock Band was really pushing the "genre" forward, by making one of the most fun party games I've ever played. On the other hand, Guitar Hero 3 was pandering to the score-heads, those hoping to full combo a song with perfect bonus star power paths and everything. The only downside to this was Rock Band hasn't been selling as well because of the name. Harmonix did a great job of getting Guitar Hero popular, and now that they had to drop the name it hurt them.
To describe Rock Band most people will go with the, "It's like Guitar Hero but..." route - which leads some to believe Guitar Hero might be the better and Rock Band is a cheap knock-off novelty. But now that Activision has seen the light they are doing their own full Rock Band ensemble game. This means to describe Guitar Hero 4, everyone is using the, "It's like Rock Band but..." line.
Hopefully this leads to many more people seeing that Harmonix knows how to make rhythm games, and perhaps Activision should stick with what the do "best".
(Also if Tony Hawk or Bam Margera is unlockable in Guitar Hero 4 I'm going to lose it)
Hey, colorblind user here. I'll let you know when your vision is the same as everyone else's. Until then I ask that you take your sight for granted and give me a better map because I cannot make out half of it.
He missed your funny.
I know if you're playing the 360 version you can turn off notifications. Takes about a minute just browsing through your options to find it.