I seriously don't like how people jump on the size that the touch holds at this point. I can pretty much guarantee that this is intended to be a release to get a new toy out there, get feedback on it, then make a new and improved one. So the size is small, big deal. I seriously don't think they intended for this to be the ultimated media player solution.
Oh, and don't forget that their biggest seller is in fact the tiny (in size and space) nano.
We can only hope that this doesn't happen. Granted, I have no doubt that people will try their hardest to get and/or guess it, but I have a feeling that it could be a while.
Does this mean that somewhere hidden deep in the API is the ability to automatically download and install files without user consent? Does this mean that somebody else could use that exact API to do something a bit less friendly? Does anybody else feel a whole new batch of windows security alerts?
On the contrary, I believe that entertainment, especially in gaming, is a very good thing to be studying. If you haven't noticed, technology itself is driven by entertainment. The only accomplishment in technology that I'll give up as not being built for entertainment is the Internet. Even still, the internet has been pushed faster as the need for more bandwidth has increased. What uses the most bandwidth? Streaming audio, video, and games. Computers have been pushed to great limits yet your average user won't be buying the top of the line stuff. So who does buy it? Gamers. If we shouldn't be studying that which pushes technology(which in turn pushes the whole economy) then what should we be studying?
Shouldn't really need a wine wrapper. As far as I'm aware it's mostly written in Python, so going native shouldn't be a really massive undertaking (read: it won't take years).
Along the same lines they could do what (at least my local) FYE does for adult movies. They place nice big markers in front of the movies with a big "A 18+" on them so you know what kids aren't allowed to be looking at. Then again this is also the same store which ended up with a copy of the Bible Black game...(one of those Japanese adult games mentioned above).
Which makes me wonder how you managed to get it hooked up to a microsoft website in the first place. Last I heard their pacemaker API required that you buy their brand of pacemaker which is only available in very few select locations and costs thousands more than any others.
Oh yes, I know I love to bash on programs that I choose to install because an installer makes me feel bad about not installing it. Also, it's not a rootkit, nor anywhere near it.
"A rootkit is a general description of a set of programs which work to subvert control of an operating system from its legitimate operators. Usually, a rootkit will obscure its installation and attempt to prevent its removal through a subversion of standard system security. Techniques used to accomplish this can include concealing running processes, files or system data from the operating system." WikiPedia
Xfire does nothing near that. The closest it comes is that it will watch processes (which you can disable), hook into your game's graphics (which you can also disable), and check your registry (this one can't be stopped, but it only checks for specific entries).
As far as I'm aware there was a plugin that ran on GAIM (possibly Pidgin, not sure how much libraries changed between name changes), but it was fairly out of date. There's also the Java Applet based version run by Xfire Plus!, but last I heard that was also broken.
And you don't just put them at the end of every sentance for no reason. That's kinda the point genius. So the person who didn't know what they were is going to tell me how to use them? You are allowed to use them at the end of every paragraph, which they did.
Not good with reading are you? "It was also a worldwide title". Sounds pretty fucking past tense to me. When did "was" start reffering to present tense? I don't know, what part of "I regularly out-claim japanese players on NMs. And my computer is 5 years old. You probably have ADD..." says "It was also a worldwide title"? Sounds like I'm not the only one around here who "can't read".
Saying "I play this awesome massively multiplayer online" makes no sense, hence MMO makes no sense. One word for this, slang. MMO is accepted slang for games that have a genre that begins with MMO. Since MMO also refers to genres like MMOFPS, and MMOTPS.
I second that motion. Providing a fully customizable free alternative to the corporate solution with next to nothing overhead is quite an amazing feat.
And why do you keep ending every sentance with three periods? You only put one of those at the end of a sentance, please consult your second grade teacher for further information on this subject. You seem to know very little of advanced grammar. Three "periods" in a row is a special kind of marking called an ellipses. They are actually very common, and in this case are used to mark dramatic silence.
You can tell I'm not a teenager because I use the correct "MMOG" instead of the moronic txtard "MMO" that teenagers and people with IQs below 80 use. MMOG is still fairly inaccurate. If you want to play the "I'm more accurate" card call it an MMORPG.
Are you seriously this fucking stupid? The game has been out for a while now dumbass. Not good with tenses are you? They were speaking in present tense, yet you refer to the past.
That is assuming they remove it in the first place. They seem to be very lax about even deleting accounts. I've had an account with them since I first got it years ago. So far the only characters that have been deleted are the ones I chose to delete. Some of the remaining (yet inactive) characters are well over a year old.
Actually, the PuTTy app itself is only a few hundred KB. You can get an installer with most of the programs (PuTTY, PSCP, PSFTP, Plink, Pageant, and PuTTYgen) at a little over a meg.
There is no gold in FFXI you WoW fanboi. Gold, Gil, same difference. No need to fight over the term used. We all know it means in-game money.
Are you sure you are talking about FFXI? Skills do not cost money. Ever played a mage? Those spells do seem to cost money.
That is simply not true. You can buy all your gear from the AH and do fine. No need for drops from NMs. I don't think the source of equipment was the point there. I think the fact that you need rarer equipment that was the point.
It's one factor that may play into the decision sure, but not coming back ever again just because of it is just stupid. If you like the game then you shouldn't mind having to start over again. I have a group of friends who recently took it back up again and chose to start off with all level one characters for the joy of it.
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I seriously don't like how people jump on the size that the touch holds at this point. I can pretty much guarantee that this is intended to be a release to get a new toy out there, get feedback on it, then make a new and improved one. So the size is small, big deal. I seriously don't think they intended for this to be the ultimated media player solution.
Oh, and don't forget that their biggest seller is in fact the tiny (in size and space) nano.
The update itself was silent. It wasn't until the update was installed and people realized it that it became known.
Yeah, I'll never claim to be the best at English...
We can only hope that this doesn't happen. Granted, I have no doubt that people will try their hardest to get and/or guess it, but I have a feeling that it could be a while.
Isn't the ability to push these updates silently a critical flaw that could be exploited? Patch one hole through another hole?
Does this mean that somewhere hidden deep in the API is the ability to automatically download and install files without user consent? Does this mean that somebody else could use that exact API to do something a bit less friendly? Does anybody else feel a whole new batch of windows security alerts?
On the contrary, I believe that entertainment, especially in gaming, is a very good thing to be studying. If you haven't noticed, technology itself is driven by entertainment. The only accomplishment in technology that I'll give up as not being built for entertainment is the Internet. Even still, the internet has been pushed faster as the need for more bandwidth has increased. What uses the most bandwidth? Streaming audio, video, and games. Computers have been pushed to great limits yet your average user won't be buying the top of the line stuff. So who does buy it? Gamers. If we shouldn't be studying that which pushes technology(which in turn pushes the whole economy) then what should we be studying?
If I want art I'll just go watch deviantArt's homepage for a while. No need to drive to the store for that.
So it makes sense that I have to go to a store and buy the CD even though they're providing the ringtone as a digital download?
I think the remaining functionality is probably "doesn't melt your hardware intentionally". Just my guess though.
Shouldn't really need a wine wrapper. As far as I'm aware it's mostly written in Python, so going native shouldn't be a really massive undertaking (read: it won't take years).
Along the same lines they could do what (at least my local) FYE does for adult movies. They place nice big markers in front of the movies with a big "A 18+" on them so you know what kids aren't allowed to be looking at. Then again this is also the same store which ended up with a copy of the Bible Black game...(one of those Japanese adult games mentioned above).
Which makes me wonder how you managed to get it hooked up to a microsoft website in the first place. Last I heard their pacemaker API required that you buy their brand of pacemaker which is only available in very few select locations and costs thousands more than any others.
Oh yes, I know I love to bash on programs that I choose to install because an installer makes me feel bad about not installing it. Also, it's not a rootkit, nor anywhere near it. "A rootkit is a general description of a set of programs which work to subvert control of an operating system from its legitimate operators. Usually, a rootkit will obscure its installation and attempt to prevent its removal through a subversion of standard system security. Techniques used to accomplish this can include concealing running processes, files or system data from the operating system." WikiPedia Xfire does nothing near that. The closest it comes is that it will watch processes (which you can disable), hook into your game's graphics (which you can also disable), and check your registry (this one can't be stopped, but it only checks for specific entries).
As far as I'm aware there was a plugin that ran on GAIM (possibly Pidgin, not sure how much libraries changed between name changes), but it was fairly out of date. There's also the Java Applet based version run by Xfire Plus!, but last I heard that was also broken.
Not good with reading are you? "It was also a worldwide title". Sounds pretty fucking past tense to me. When did "was" start reffering to present tense? I don't know, what part of "I regularly out-claim japanese players on NMs. And my computer is 5 years old. You probably have ADD..." says "It was also a worldwide title"? Sounds like I'm not the only one around here who "can't read".
Saying "I play this awesome massively multiplayer online" makes no sense, hence MMO makes no sense. One word for this, slang. MMO is accepted slang for games that have a genre that begins with MMO. Since MMO also refers to genres like MMOFPS, and MMOTPS.
Gil is Final Fantasy currency. Has been for ages.
RMT = Real Money Trader/Trading. Which was defined in another comment.
I second that motion. Providing a fully customizable free alternative to the corporate solution with next to nothing overhead is quite an amazing feat.
You can tell I'm not a teenager because I use the correct "MMOG" instead of the moronic txtard "MMO" that teenagers and people with IQs below 80 use. MMOG is still fairly inaccurate. If you want to play the "I'm more accurate" card call it an MMORPG.
Are you seriously this fucking stupid? The game has been out for a while now dumbass. Not good with tenses are you? They were speaking in present tense, yet you refer to the past.
I do love the Portable Apps version. I took my portability a step further and placed them on my iPod so I carry my music and my apps.
That is assuming they remove it in the first place. They seem to be very lax about even deleting accounts. I've had an account with them since I first got it years ago. So far the only characters that have been deleted are the ones I chose to delete. Some of the remaining (yet inactive) characters are well over a year old.
Actually, the PuTTy app itself is only a few hundred KB. You can get an installer with most of the programs (PuTTY, PSCP, PSFTP, Plink, Pageant, and PuTTYgen) at a little over a meg.
Are you sure you are talking about FFXI? Skills do not cost money. Ever played a mage? Those spells do seem to cost money.
That is simply not true. You can buy all your gear from the AH and do fine. No need for drops from NMs. I don't think the source of equipment was the point there. I think the fact that you need rarer equipment that was the point.
PuTTy is my clear cut winner. A little over a meg for a full installer with all the bells and whistles, what's not to love?
It's one factor that may play into the decision sure, but not coming back ever again just because of it is just stupid. If you like the game then you shouldn't mind having to start over again. I have a group of friends who recently took it back up again and chose to start off with all level one characters for the joy of it.