Because we all know that whenever someone famous says something it's automatically true! I'm so sick of seeing that damn quote. If you want to be safe, you don't deserve to be safe!
I'm sure that there are also plenty of quotes out there from famous people that say the opposite of that, but nobody ever quotes THOSE...
Fuck off, I'm willing to let the grocery store keep track of what I buy in exchange for cheaper groceries. I'm willing to let the government store my information (not that they don't already have it all anyawys) if it means even a minute increase in safety.
I'm so glad that the people on Slashdot read the article before posting.
"Entrapment is where the government plants the seed of a crime in the mind of individual who would not otherwise be criminally inclined," Trodden said. " . . . We don't want that. But if we had somebody who was out there, ready to steal something . . . it's good police work."
Everquest for the PS2, however, will be very interesting. How are they going to handle all the frigging patches? How about the fact that the game is 1.5 GBs? I bet the initial EQ port is going to stink SOOOOO bad.
The size of the game is pretty small compared with what a DVD-ROM can hold. Patches will be done with the required hard drive upgrade.
And a gorgeous Askua poster in a black frame hanging on the wall above my monitor.
Holy shit, I thought that I was the only one with Asuka hanging above my monitor... She's also face down on my CD-R drive, because she usually leans up against my camera, which I obviously needed for the picture.
Hey, if you were feeling extra generous, you could even pre-install linux for them!
Yes, and then have them think it's a useless piece of junk when nobody in the entire school knows how to use the thing and they can't install any of their programs on it!
Or are you going to donate your time to teach the "computer tech" (I use that term loosely. The tech at my old high school turned out to be a totally clueless ART MAJOR) how to use everything? And even if the tech can use it, how much will it help the children? How will knowing how to do things on a Linux desktop help them in the real world where 99% of the computers they encounter will be running Windows?
LINUX IS NOT THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING. In this situation, a PC with windows loaded would be FAR more useful.
Well, the Warcraft 3 beta runs pretty painfully slow (as in like 2 FPS) in anything but the most MINOR of battles on my computer, and I'm running an Athlon 700/384MB/Geforce2MX40064MB. Judging by the jump in the system needed from Warcraft 2 to 3, 1GHz won't even RUN Warcraft4.
Hell, 1GHz probably will be the minimum amount needed to run JUST the OS by then.
Didn't you know? Slashdotters will take any chance that they can get to say something bad about Microsoft. It doesn't matter how stupid the reason is, as long as there's a story that could have a remote chance of having to do with Microsoft, ten thousand Linux Naz^H^H^HZealots fly out of the woodwork with their mouths foaming, trying to get a piece of the "M$ SUCKSXXX0rS!!11" pie.
Why is it so interesting? How many people do you think use Linux on the desktop? I'll be EXTREMELY generous, and give it 5%.
Out of $6 billion, that leaves a $300 million POTENTIAL market (which, keep in mind, is a very generous figure). That's *not* that much, considering some companies make more than that on one game alone.
Plus, that is the POTENTIAL market. Keep in mind that a lot of people don't want to wait for Linux ports of the games or just don't want to play games period... or (gasp) actually prefer to use Windows for their gaming needs.
Linux gaming is NOT a viable market at this point in time.
I don't consider PayPal to be any less or more risky than a money order transaction, although I hear that Postal MOs give you some USPS backup.)
I believe that PayPal is a lot safer, actually... at least for buyers.
PayPal seems to ALWAYS side with the buyer in a dispute. Even if the seller did nothing wrong, they side with the buyer. Plus, you can always dispute the charge on your credit card bill...
I work as a cashier at a grocery store. I get paid $9.70/hr with time and a half on Sundays and Holidays. I also get 3 weeks of paid vacation per year and access to one of the best retirement plans available. Keep in mind that I'm 20 and this is part time.
$8.75/hr is NOT a lot to be making for that kind of work...
Laptop computers using their mains adapters Computer monitors (VDTs, VDUs)
Televisions Mobile phones
Fluorescent lights Pylons, substations
Electric fields due to house wiring Electrical 'noise' in trains, buses and cars
Battery-operated appliances Telephones, answering machines and faxes
Refrigerators, freezers, electric cookers, vacuum cleaners etc. Fire alarms and burglar alarms
Underground electric cables Hearing-aid induction loops
If the "electrically sensitive" people can't be near any of those, they might as well become Amish...
Maybe some slashdotters will use this, but really, will anyone else?
Everyone and their mom knows what an MP3 is by now. They know how to rip their CDs into mp3s, they know how to play mp3s, they know how to download mp3s, etc.
This is like trying to get everyone who's using Windows for day-to-day things to switch over to Linux. Even if the alternative is superior, they're all using Windows, they all KNOW Windows, and they really don't feel like switching just for the hell of it.
My personal favorite is 1337-speak. Pick easy words to remember, 1337ify them, and instead of "password" you get "p455w0rd" which is infinitely less guessible.
A GREAT quote from the message column on TheGIA.com:
Absolutely. FFIV's cinematic elements were always the main reason it stood out. (Seeing such an involved plot in a '91 video game was unheard of.) That used to be my argument in the once-endless old-skewlers/newbie debates. Ever felt like you were watching a movie instead of playing a game? Sounds like FFIV, the only game in the FF series in which your party is pre-determined at all times for the sake of the story, and the only FF game to give the player no control whatsoever over the characters' development and abilities. Holding up FFIV as an example of gameplay-over-cinematics is as ridiculous as heradling Chrono Trigger as an untainted classic from before the invasion of painstakingly-drawn flashy graphics, three-character parties, and total lack of difficulty.
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and so yes, anyone should be able to do this.
Including Lucas.
-- Dr. Eldarion --
Wow! I can make up a law too!
Dr. Eldarion's law: The first person to bring up a retarded made-up law is a complete idiot.
Fun!
-- Dr. Eldarion --
Because we all know that whenever someone famous says something it's automatically true! I'm so sick of seeing that damn quote. If you want to be safe, you don't deserve to be safe!
I'm sure that there are also plenty of quotes out there from famous people that say the opposite of that, but nobody ever quotes THOSE...
Fuck off, I'm willing to let the grocery store keep track of what I buy in exchange for cheaper groceries. I'm willing to let the government store my information (not that they don't already have it all anyawys) if it means even a minute increase in safety.
-- Dr. Eldarion --
I'm so glad that the people on Slashdot read the article before posting.
"Entrapment is where the government plants the seed of a crime in the mind of individual who would not otherwise be criminally inclined," Trodden said. " . . . We don't want that. But if we had somebody who was out there, ready to steal something . . . it's good police work."
-- Dr. Eldarion --
Holy shit, that was by far the funniest thing I've ever read.
Check out The Brick Testament
Complements it quite nicely.
-- Dr. Eldarion --
Everquest for the PS2, however, will be very interesting. How are they going to handle all the frigging patches? How about the fact that the game is 1.5 GBs? I bet the initial EQ port is going to stink SOOOOO bad.
The size of the game is pretty small compared with what a DVD-ROM can hold. Patches will be done with the required hard drive upgrade.
-- Dr. Eldarion --
And a gorgeous Askua poster in a black frame hanging on the wall above my monitor.
Holy shit, I thought that I was the only one with Asuka hanging above my monitor... She's also face down on my CD-R drive, because she usually leans up against my camera, which I obviously needed for the picture.
-- Dr. Eldarion --
They put in a 1.5Mbps download speed cap, so that would be why you can't go over around 180k/sec.
-- Dr. Eldarion --
800X600, 16-bit. I think I just suck =(
Anyways, it's still playable, but big battles kill the computer.
Hey, if you were feeling extra generous, you could even pre-install linux for them!
Yes, and then have them think it's a useless piece of junk when nobody in the entire school knows how to use the thing and they can't install any of their programs on it!
Or are you going to donate your time to teach the "computer tech" (I use that term loosely. The tech at my old high school turned out to be a totally clueless ART MAJOR) how to use everything? And even if the tech can use it, how much will it help the children? How will knowing how to do things on a Linux desktop help them in the real world where 99% of the computers they encounter will be running Windows?
LINUX IS NOT THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING. In this situation, a PC with windows loaded would be FAR more useful.
-- Dr. Eldarion --
1GHz will be painful to run it on.
Well, the Warcraft 3 beta runs pretty painfully slow (as in like 2 FPS) in anything but the most MINOR of battles on my computer, and I'm running an Athlon 700/384MB/Geforce2MX40064MB. Judging by the jump in the system needed from Warcraft 2 to 3, 1GHz won't even RUN Warcraft4.
Hell, 1GHz probably will be the minimum amount needed to run JUST the OS by then.
-- Dr. Eldarion --
Didn't you know? Slashdotters will take any chance that they can get to say something bad about Microsoft. It doesn't matter how stupid the reason is, as long as there's a story that could have a remote chance of having to do with Microsoft, ten thousand Linux Naz^H^H^HZealots fly out of the woodwork with their mouths foaming, trying to get a piece of the "M$ SUCKSXXX0rS!!11" pie.
It's really very immature.
-- Dr. Eldarion --
Well, I misphrased that, as the 6 billion figure is talking about sales profits, not necessarily profits to the game company.
Diablo 2 sold an INSANE amount of copies.
Final Fantasy X has sold over 4 million copies already, and it hasn't even been out for a year. Other FFs have sold around 6 million, IIRC.
No, it's not a common occurrance, but it happens.
-- Dr. Eldarion --
Why is it so interesting? How many people do you think use Linux on the desktop? I'll be EXTREMELY generous, and give it 5%.
Out of $6 billion, that leaves a $300 million POTENTIAL market (which, keep in mind, is a very generous figure). That's *not* that much, considering some companies make more than that on one game alone.
Plus, that is the POTENTIAL market. Keep in mind that a lot of people don't want to wait for Linux ports of the games or just don't want to play games period... or (gasp) actually prefer to use Windows for their gaming needs.
Linux gaming is NOT a viable market at this point in time.
-- Dr. Eldarion --
Wow, you are the king of wit.
People get pissed if the Katz reviews are too long.
People get pissed if the Katz reviews are too short.
He can't win, can he?
-- Dr. Eldarion --
I don't consider PayPal to be any less or more risky than a money order transaction, although I hear that Postal MOs give you some USPS backup.)
I believe that PayPal is a lot safer, actually... at least for buyers.
PayPal seems to ALWAYS side with the buyer in a dispute. Even if the seller did nothing wrong, they side with the buyer. Plus, you can always dispute the charge on your credit card bill...
-- Dr. Eldarion --
I know, I know. I'm just trying to put things into perspective here. I'm making more for being a damn CASHIER. There's something wrong with that.
-- Dr. Eldarion --
I work as a cashier at a grocery store. I get paid $9.70/hr with time and a half on Sundays and Holidays. I also get 3 weeks of paid vacation per year and access to one of the best retirement plans available. Keep in mind that I'm 20 and this is part time.
$8.75/hr is NOT a lot to be making for that kind of work...
-- Dr. Eldarion --
The following can provoke symptoms:
Laptop computers using their mains adapters Computer monitors (VDTs, VDUs) Televisions Mobile phones Fluorescent lights Pylons, substations Electric fields due to house wiring Electrical 'noise' in trains, buses and cars Battery-operated appliances Telephones, answering machines and faxes Refrigerators, freezers, electric cookers, vacuum cleaners etc. Fire alarms and burglar alarms Underground electric cables Hearing-aid induction loops
If the "electrically sensitive" people can't be near any of those, they might as well become Amish...
-- Dr. Eldarion --
The problem with that is that no one really gets porn from the web anymore, unless they REALLY don't know what they're doing.
Between Usenet, FTPs, and file-sharing programs like KaZaA and Direct Connect, there's more porn than anyone could ever look at in 10 lifetimes.
I can see blocking the adult usenet groups, but how do you block the other stuff? Ban file-sharing programs and FTP access? Not likely...
-- Dr. Eldarion --
Maybe some slashdotters will use this, but really, will anyone else?
Everyone and their mom knows what an MP3 is by now. They know how to rip their CDs into mp3s, they know how to play mp3s, they know how to download mp3s, etc.
This is like trying to get everyone who's using Windows for day-to-day things to switch over to Linux. Even if the alternative is superior, they're all using Windows, they all KNOW Windows, and they really don't feel like switching just for the hell of it.
-- Dr. Eldarion --
My personal favorite is 1337-speak. Pick easy words to remember, 1337ify them, and instead of "password" you get "p455w0rd" which is infinitely less guessible.
-- Dr. Eldarion --
A GREAT quote from the message column on TheGIA.com:
Absolutely. FFIV's cinematic elements were always the main reason it stood out. (Seeing such an involved plot in a '91 video game was unheard of.) That used to be my argument in the once-endless old-skewlers/newbie debates. Ever felt like you were watching a movie instead of playing a game? Sounds like FFIV, the only game in the FF series in which your party is pre-determined at all times for the sake of the story, and the only FF game to give the player no control whatsoever over the characters' development and abilities. Holding up FFIV as an example of gameplay-over-cinematics is as ridiculous as heradling Chrono Trigger as an untainted classic from before the invasion of painstakingly-drawn flashy graphics, three-character parties, and total lack of difficulty.
Very well said.
-- Dr. Eldarion --