if you "buy" a game from Steam, they own your game and not you. You are the one who has to request access to play the game(or to play in offline mode) and a ban can screw up your "purchased" game library.
If you want to have some games, do NOT go to Steam.
Bah... Been there, done that... Optical broadband is already rolled out in Norway, the "entry level" line is 10/10mb (yes, symetric), very stable and high quality with separate extra bandwith for Ip TV.
Now, if the rest of the world follows, internet content will only get heavier and the demand for even more bandwith will grow:-(
Guess we'll have to double the bandwith every 18 month in the future? "
And if harddisks stayed at their 50 MB size, we only would be able to store textfiles on them. Now, with 1TB+ drives we have to worry about storing images, movies and some nice-looking games on them. The humanity.
"As of March 16, 2009, Geoff Huston of APNIC predicts with detailed daily simulations an exhaustion of the unallocated IANA pool in April 2011"
"On May 21, 2007, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), the North American RIR, advised the Internet community that due to the expected exhaustion in 2010"
"On June 20, 2007, the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC), the South American RIR, advised "preparing its regional networks for IPv6" by January 1, 2011 for the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses "in three years time".[4]"
With the rate IPv4 adressess are running out it is only a matter of time before we will switch to ipv6. It might be 3 years from now or perhaps even more but when ipv4 becomes scarce(and it will), people and (internet)companies will try and make the switch to ipv6.
Don't get started about the turd that is called NAT, that's a problem posing as a solution.
People on/. were laughing at this guy for getting disbarred and saying he's done but it turns out that Old Jack is pulling some strings at the political level and/. c.s. are still powerless to do anything.
"The parent was modded funny, but he actually does have a pretty good point. Why would anyone choose to run Windows 2008 Server as their desktop OS (one would have to un-configure a lot of server things out of the box, like server process having processor priority over user programs) and if this is not a desktop then why the fancy sound card? This build is like Chewbacca, who is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk, but Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it; that does not make sense. I am not making any sense! None of this makes sense!"
That you can do more things with e. (a^x)' = (a^x)*ln(a) and every formula with the for a^x can be rewritten to an e power. Furthermore e^(i*g) = cos(g) + i*sin(g) and e is used extensively in calculating odds. Pi has its uses but isn't so omnipresent as e is.
Well, I understand your position but no system is perfect.
Example:
You release the game "Dungeon Plunderers" and you give it the version number 1.0 at release and increment(to 1.01 or 1.1, whatever is the liking) when releasing updates.
Now you release the sequel "Dungeon Plunderers 2", what should its version number be? 1.0? 2.0? Both things could be argued for. 1.0 because of the fact that it has no direct software connection with "Dungeon Plunderers 1" and may use things like a new graphics engine or even a total overhaul of the playstyle. 2.0 can also be argued for since you are talking about "Dungeon Plunders 2" and not the first game and naming it 1.0 can create a lot of confusion.
Every numbering system has its pros and cons and as long as the system is consistent and there is some sort of clear indication what version you are talking about (like the difference between 1.0 and 1.00) I personally think it shouldn't be that much of problem.
Slashdot Mirror
"Think Victorian times - child prostitution and deviance went through the roof, due to the repression of something NORMAL."
Now think Greek times - child prostitution and deviance went through the roof, due to the acceptation of it.
Google treats outages like damage and routs around it.
Then I'll wait for Windows 7.2
if you "buy" a game from Steam, they own your game and not you. You are the one who has to request access to play the game(or to play in offline mode) and a ban can screw up your "purchased" game library.
If you want to have some games, do NOT go to Steam.
No, that only happens 34% of the time, a signification minority and not the majority you claimed.
"A change for the worse?"
Well, looking at the politics of the US I can most certainly say that it's change I can believe.
"
Bah... Been there, done that...
Optical broadband is already rolled out in Norway, the "entry level" line is 10/10mb (yes, symetric), very stable and high quality with separate extra bandwith for Ip TV.
Now, if the rest of the world follows, internet content will only get heavier and the demand for even more bandwith will grow :-(
Guess we'll have to double the bandwith every 18 month in the future?
"
And if harddisks stayed at their 50 MB size, we only would be able to store textfiles on them. Now, with 1TB+ drives we have to worry about storing images, movies and some nice-looking games on them. The humanity.
"As of March 16, 2009, Geoff Huston of APNIC predicts with detailed daily simulations an exhaustion of the unallocated IANA pool in April 2011"
"On May 21, 2007, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), the North American RIR, advised the Internet community that due to the expected exhaustion in 2010"
"On June 20, 2007, the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC), the South American RIR, advised "preparing its regional networks for IPv6" by January 1, 2011 for the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses "in three years time".[4]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv4_address_exhaustion
Projected IANA Unallocated Address Pool Exhaustion: 11-May-2011
Projected RIR Unallocated Address Pool Exhaustion: 07-Sep-2012
http://www.potaroo.net/tools/ipv4/index.html
It seems that my 3 year estimate was close to the estimates of the people who should know.
With the rate IPv4 adressess are running out it is only a matter of time before we will switch to ipv6. It might be 3 years from now or perhaps even more but when ipv4 becomes scarce(and it will), people and (internet)companies will try and make the switch to ipv6.
Don't get started about the turd that is called NAT, that's a problem posing as a solution.
Yeah, that's a great function.
Uhmm wait, how do you know the length of my password?
You can hunter2 my hunter2ing hunter2. You can't see hunter2!
Da City?
Yes, but is pretty much the only thing the town's famous for. Interesting times they must have lived in.
*Diet of
People on /. were laughing at this guy for getting disbarred and saying he's done but it turns out that Old Jack is pulling some strings at the political level and /. c.s. are still powerless to do anything.
"The parent was modded funny, but he actually does have a pretty good point. Why would anyone choose to run Windows 2008 Server as their desktop OS (one would have to un-configure a lot of server things out of the box, like server process having processor priority over user programs) and if this is not a desktop then why the fancy sound card? This build is like Chewbacca, who is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk, but Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it; that does not make sense. I am not making any sense! None of this makes sense!"
Vote Palin 2012!
Well, I can see it from all the pixels and having seen quite a few shops in my time.
But that's just me.
"Many of us have already been drinking and you are hurting our brains."
Does drinking help? I can't make spaghetti out of this.
That you can do more things with e. (a^x)' = (a^x)*ln(a) and every formula with the for a^x can be rewritten to an e power. Furthermore e^(i*g) = cos(g) + i*sin(g) and e is used extensively in calculating odds. Pi has its uses but isn't so omnipresent as e is.
We Europeans will have to suffice with e day, (day two of month 7), which is OK since e outperforms pi in maths anyway.
"Yes, many people are actually refusing to upgrade because of it."
Do you mean many as a lot of people or many as in a very vocal minority?
Well, I understand your position but no system is perfect.
Example:
You release the game "Dungeon Plunderers" and you give it the version number 1.0 at release and increment(to 1.01 or 1.1, whatever is the liking) when releasing updates.
Now you release the sequel "Dungeon Plunderers 2", what should its version number be? 1.0? 2.0? Both things could be argued for. 1.0 because of the fact that it has no direct software connection with "Dungeon Plunderers 1" and may use things like a new graphics engine or even a total overhaul of the playstyle. 2.0 can also be argued for since you are talking about "Dungeon Plunders 2" and not the first game and naming it 1.0 can create a lot of confusion.
Every numbering system has its pros and cons and as long as the system is consistent and there is some sort of clear indication what version you are talking about (like the difference between 1.0 and 1.00) I personally think it shouldn't be that much of problem.
Yes, that's why I'll wait for ext4 SP2.
Makes perfect sense: Germans are rediculously punctual, if the allocation is delayed you just KNOW something is terribly wrong.
"Are you trying to make some kind of point here?"
Yes, there is a lot of pointless hate for Voyager and I don't get it.