Impact on net usability would be big. Google has the only effective search engine. Yahoo and the others turn up far more crap links than real links. Although the demise of the Google Search engine would force the others to actually filter their results and eliminate all the SEO fakery.
"If Facebook ever were to go down there would be potentially huge costs to its users. "
Yes, I will lose $4500 an hour if facebook were to go offline... Zomg! Zomg! Zomg!
If anyone loses anything of value if facebook were to go upside down they are complete morons. The ONLY value would be maybe a history of your inane drivel over the past few years that your great great grandchildren would be interested in. But anything else? If anything global productivity would go up if facebook were to go dark.
Unless the kickstarter says so. Steve Jackson games GUARANTEES that you will get a designers edition of the Ogre Release if you pledge $100.00 That is a hard Guarantee by him.
It's called choosing projects where there are real professionals behind and not some kid in his mom's basement who has a pipe dream that will never be. RESEARCH who is behind the kickstarter before you jump in.
Steve Jackson games, Relaunching OGRE, it seems that Slashdot current editors dont thing the biggest Geek game of all time is news. Shadowrun as a video game under control of the guys that designed Shadowrun and not the morons that could not design a game if they wanted to at EA or SONY. Topped 2 million and will be released DRM free.
And a ton more.
Kickstarter is a way for people to get things made that the morons in executive board rooms refuse to make.
and they dont tow a cable, they use 802.11 wifi, that is why a carrier group is so big, they have to leave a ship every 4 miles to keep connectivity going.
Google gives it all away for free. Microsoft charges insane prices and whines that people pirate it.
Big difference. Windows and Office should be free for home use. and charge the Businesses and those making money. It will significantly increase customer satisfaction and maintain install base.
But unfortunately, Microsoft has not had a CEO that understands that. Maybe next year when they are losing big time to google they might figure it out. Microsoft is already a major failure with their Phone OS, nobody wants it and nobody has any interest in writing apps for it.
iPad and under cabinet mount/holder. You can watch HD home run channels and do everything else you need in a smaller and cheaper device that can also act as a tablet.
If missile defense is truly to protect against rogue states, why not ask Russia to cooperate on a join defense system that can protect the US, NATO alliance nations and Russia?
They did, actually the Russians only asked for Russian observes to be stationed at the US missile sites. The United states said, "no way!"
But they are not a military force, in fact they never were except during WW-II. All during the cold war they were faking it. Documents during the last 5 years released showed the world that the USA would have utterly destroyed them in a major conflict as we had nearly 5X the amount of weapons than they did and nost of the russian hardware was in so disrepair that it probably would have misfired.
They STILL have airfields full of dead aircraft on show as an attempt to make us think they have tens of thousands of fighters and bombers. In reality they dont.
Honestly, the point is moot, Obama could do a joint defense system with them for those contested areas. But right now we have a bunch of dick waving on all sides, until the politicians and military advisers stop and pull their panties out of their ass crack, we will see more of this (khuy) waving.
":I guess you assume that Americans are salvage barbarians since it would take one to even contemplate a first strike that would take out all of Russian missiles, bombers and submarines,"
we are a warmongering country. WE have been at war more than They have. Hell we go to war at the drop of a hat. Why not assume that our past will predict our future.
From the 2600 lawsuit? a few years ago B&N was refusing to carry them in the stores, and 2600 sued them, or at least threatened to and they put them back.
"So I'm curious : What's so great about PS that it's worth paying for? "
well if you are a crappy photographer, Content aware deletion and replacement is killer. IT makes a lot of really mediocre photographers look a lot better.
Oh and the new video editing features! I'm waiting for the Send Email plug-in.
" but once you've learned one UI it's difficult to adapt to a different one."
No not really. Microsoft proved that by changing the UI layout of things every fricking release. and the Office Ribbon changed it so drastic that people should have been committing suicide in the streets.
It didnt, people adapted in 24 hours, life went on. Learning a new UI is not hard at all, it's just inconvenient.
Maybe instead of complaining about Gimp you should look for a job in a non dying business sector. Even Billboards are all going jumbotron and CMYK is irrelevant.
and as soon as we get Minority report type displays on cereal boxes, even that printing process will be gone.
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Impact on net usability would be big. Google has the only effective search engine. Yahoo and the others turn up far more crap links than real links. Although the demise of the Google Search engine would force the others to actually filter their results and eliminate all the SEO fakery.
Gopher is the future my boy! Not this flash in the pan Http protocol!
Where do you think all the hipster writers for Fast Company went?
"If Facebook ever were to go down there would be potentially huge costs to its users. "
Yes, I will lose $4500 an hour if facebook were to go offline... Zomg! Zomg! Zomg!
If anyone loses anything of value if facebook were to go upside down they are complete morons. The ONLY value would be maybe a history of your inane drivel over the past few years that your great great grandchildren would be interested in. But anything else? If anything global productivity would go up if facebook were to go dark.
Shut it O'Malley.. we need to be goin', the pub is about to open and I need a pint in me to deal with these english bastards.
I can do that, I'm irish!
Cosnóimid Tír na nÓg go deo!!
Unless the kickstarter says so. Steve Jackson games GUARANTEES that you will get a designers edition of the Ogre Release if you pledge $100.00 That is a hard Guarantee by him.
It's called choosing projects where there are real professionals behind and not some kid in his mom's basement who has a pipe dream that will never be. RESEARCH who is behind the kickstarter before you jump in.
Steve Jackson games, Relaunching OGRE, it seems that Slashdot current editors dont thing the biggest Geek game of all time is news.
Shadowrun as a video game under control of the guys that designed Shadowrun and not the morons that could not design a game if they wanted to at EA or SONY. Topped 2 million and will be released DRM free.
And a ton more.
Kickstarter is a way for people to get things made that the morons in executive board rooms refuse to make.
and they dont tow a cable, they use 802.11 wifi, that is why a carrier group is so big, they have to leave a ship every 4 miles to keep connectivity going.
Oh crap, Now we will have a war on climate?
Get ready for special licenses to breathe.
"Sir you are breathing in a public breathing zone without a license... please put your hands and feet in the circles."
Public and Scientific earth viewing satellites are dwindling. The military has plenty of money to launch all they need.
Google gives it all away for free. Microsoft charges insane prices and whines that people pirate it.
Big difference. Windows and Office should be free for home use. and charge the Businesses and those making money. It will significantly increase customer satisfaction and maintain install base.
But unfortunately, Microsoft has not had a CEO that understands that. Maybe next year when they are losing big time to google they might figure it out. Microsoft is already a major failure with their Phone OS, nobody wants it and nobody has any interest in writing apps for it.
I suggest you actually READ about the american history before you go insulting people.
Come on back when you know what you are talking about, because the history books say otherwise.
iPad and under cabinet mount/holder. You can watch HD home run channels and do everything else you need in a smaller and cheaper device that can also act as a tablet.
If missile defense is truly to protect against rogue states, why not ask Russia to cooperate on a join defense system that can protect the US, NATO alliance nations and Russia?
They did, actually the Russians only asked for Russian observes to be stationed at the US missile sites. The United states said, "no way!"
"So from Russia's perspective, they're looking at this and asking, "Really? Didn't we already go through this 50 years ago?" "
Problem is the response from Obama was, "Really, so THAT is what the wierd old phone in my office is for!"
"Now what does the US have to gain by establishing a military presence in Poland?"
Better copyright enforcement.
But they are not a military force, in fact they never were except during WW-II. All during the cold war they were faking it. Documents during the last 5 years released showed the world that the USA would have utterly destroyed them in a major conflict as we had nearly 5X the amount of weapons than they did and nost of the russian hardware was in so disrepair that it probably would have misfired.
They STILL have airfields full of dead aircraft on show as an attempt to make us think they have tens of thousands of fighters and bombers. In reality they dont.
Honestly, the point is moot, Obama could do a joint defense system with them for those contested areas. But right now we have a bunch of dick waving on all sides, until the politicians and military advisers stop and pull their panties out of their ass crack, we will see more of this (khuy) waving.
Nyet!
":I guess you assume that Americans are salvage barbarians since it would take one to even contemplate a first strike that would take out all of Russian missiles, bombers and submarines,"
we are a warmongering country. WE have been at war more than They have. Hell we go to war at the drop of a hat. Why not assume that our past will predict our future.
Explain Australian rules football. I think they Ok'ed handguns and knives under 5 inches in that game.
From the 2600 lawsuit? a few years ago B&N was refusing to carry them in the stores, and 2600 sued them, or at least threatened to and they put them back.
"So I'm curious : What's so great about PS that it's worth paying for? "
well if you are a crappy photographer, Content aware deletion and replacement is killer. IT makes a lot of really mediocre photographers look a lot better.
Oh and the new video editing features! I'm waiting for the Send Email plug-in.
" but once you've learned one UI it's difficult to adapt to a different one."
No not really. Microsoft proved that by changing the UI layout of things every fricking release. and the Office Ribbon changed it so drastic that people should have been committing suicide in the streets.
It didnt, people adapted in 24 hours, life went on. Learning a new UI is not hard at all, it's just inconvenient.
Who the hell still does Print?
Maybe instead of complaining about Gimp you should look for a job in a non dying business sector. Even Billboards are all going jumbotron and CMYK is irrelevant.
and as soon as we get Minority report type displays on cereal boxes, even that printing process will be gone.
He has a gimpy leg. Sorry but you must be a very young Englishman. AS it was said at least 80X a night on Monty Python.
If their logo was a ball gag, I think a Lot more people would use it.