Indeed. I hadn't heard of the term before, so I looked it up.
In mathematics and physics, n-dimensional anti de Sitter space, sometimes written AdSn, is a maximally symmetric Lorentzian manifold with constant negative scalar curvature. It is the Lorentzian analog of n-dimensional hyperbolic space, just as Minkowski space and de Sitter space are the analogs of Euclidean and elliptical spaces respectively. It is best known for its role in the AdS/CFT correspondence.
There are more than two parties. The fact that you (Americans) only vote for one of those two doesn't mean that the others don't exist.
I see your point though, and it validates mine. You should vote outside of your bi-partisan system. It's not a wasted vote if everyone else realises this.
1. Louisiana is a Republican state 6-1. If your political representitives can't agree on the best policy for a given situation, they shouldn't be in power. Why do you think we (English) are requesting a General Election? 2. Typographical error. Please excuse my lack of proof-reading. This is, after all, the internet. It's par for the course. 3. I am far more thankful that I am not American than you are.
You've missed the point by so much I believe you're just trolling, but I'll help you get it.
The OP wants to know why most games with bloom / lighting effects insist on adding lense-flare to the view when a primary light source is introduced. I don't know about you, but I don't get lense flair on my eyes when I'm looking east / west in the evening / morning.
Saying that, though, I also don't have a decimal readout of my remaining ammo and a crosshair overlayed onto my cornea.
If a bookstore can sell used books without giving any money to the publisher, I fail to see why a game store can't sell used games.
First sale laws already distinguish among formats of works. In the United States, for instance, you can't rent phonorecords (copies of sound recordings) or copies of PC games without the copyright owner's consent (17 USC 109).
You seem to have distinguished between methods of remuneration as well as formats. Which is it?
First sale won't apply to rents, of course, as you expect the product to be returned to you.
NOCD crack? You mean I can play Mass Effect / Mirror's Edge / [InsertEAtitlehere] without having to:
Activate online?
Have the disk in my machine?
Have a valid license key?
Pay the artificially inflated price for a new game?
Thanks, Publishers! You've just saved me a lot of money. I'm so glad that generous, consumer-oriented entities like yourselves like to keep the public informed of alternative markets.
Why are we buying the products of these fascist dictatorships? Why do we continue to support reigimes of tyrrany?
Oh yeah, because they make shit on the cheap and we're a nation of greedy slobs with a humane streak which lasts up until that $5 is taken from your pay cheque to buy your "morality token" for the month.
Flamebait or not, if you buy Chinese goods, you support oppression.
Hate to reply to my own comment, but some pointers;
Clone disks before you work on them.
Never work on the original disk
Never boot the original disk. Swapping can overwrite data which has been deleted permenantly.
"Deep" scans are a nightmare. Often the names are not restored, you get block-by-block groups of sectors instead of contiguous files, and converting them to any useable data structure is why these recovery firms can charge through the nose.
Work your way through this list. Unless you're a corporate entity with a large purse, it's probably going to be a freeware app they use too (unless they have a suite which covers many types of media and file systems). They make money from companies, not end users.
Further Info: I phoned a Tamworth, UK-based company (Google it if you're bothered) regarding recovering a file from a USB drive for a teacher where I tech. They asked what I did so far to recover the file, I said I'd run some freeware recovery tool. They told me that's all they'd do, as they don't make money spending any more than about 5 minutes on it. If that can't find it, and you don't have hundreds / thousands of pounds to spend on engineer time, it's the best you'll get.
A lot of the music is licensed Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial Share-Alike, meaning you can make derivative works using the music, but must include a reference to the original author, and only for non-commercial purposes (free to access, no advertisments, no remuneration for works). Make sure to check with the applicable license for that particular artist / track, though (Six license types under CC).
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I urinate on the Stars and Stripes every July 4th.
(I'm kidding!)
That's ok, Chuck Norris helped them out with that bit. He said it was ok, and if the universe didn't like it, it could meet him outside.
So far, Chuck's out there by himself.
In mathematics and physics, n-dimensional anti de Sitter space, sometimes written AdSn, is a maximally symmetric Lorentzian manifold with constant negative scalar curvature. It is the Lorentzian analog of n-dimensional hyperbolic space, just as Minkowski space and de Sitter space are the analogs of Euclidean and elliptical spaces respectively. It is best known for its role in the AdS/CFT correspondence.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti_de_Sitter_space
Well, glad that's cleared up!
Intelligence is knowing that both the Republicans and Democrats fit the corporationist demographic.
Wisdom is knowing that there are more than those two parties.
Please, help your countrymen become more wise.
There are more than two parties. The fact that you (Americans) only vote for one of those two doesn't mean that the others don't exist.
I see your point though, and it validates mine. You should vote outside of your bi-partisan system. It's not a wasted vote if everyone else realises this.
1. Louisiana is a Republican state 6-1. If your political representitives can't agree on the best policy for a given situation, they shouldn't be in power. Why do you think we (English) are requesting a General Election?
2. Typographical error. Please excuse my lack of proof-reading. This is, after all, the internet. It's par for the course.
3. I am far more thankful that I am not American than you are.
You've missed the point by so much I believe you're just trolling, but I'll help you get it.
The OP wants to know why most games with bloom / lighting effects insist on adding lense-flare to the view when a primary light source is introduced. I don't know about you, but I don't get lense flair on my eyes when I'm looking east / west in the evening / morning.
Saying that, though, I also don't have a decimal readout of my remaining ammo and a crosshair overlayed onto my cornea.
Serves you right for voting Coroprationist Red!
Disclaimer: I'm not American.
Just after I've bought^h^h^h^h^h^hlicensed an EA game and am presented with the EULA, I certainly feel like I've been served.
That's why they claim not to "sell" you the software, but "license" you to use it by their terms.
Pretty much the whole point of this story, really.
If a bookstore can sell used books without giving any money to the publisher, I fail to see why a game store can't sell used games.
First sale laws already distinguish among formats of works. In the United States, for instance, you can't rent phonorecords (copies of sound recordings) or copies of PC games without the copyright owner's consent (17 USC 109).
You seem to have distinguished between methods of remuneration as well as formats. Which is it?
First sale won't apply to rents, of course, as you expect the product to be returned to you.
Thanks, Publishers! You've just saved me a lot of money. I'm so glad that generous, consumer-oriented entities like yourselves like to keep the public informed of alternative markets.
Unfortunately, it'll cost you $300 so Take-Two cover the lawyers' fees racked up suing 3DRealms.
Lose-lose.
Crap, sorry... It's to the tune of "Any Dream Will Do" if you want to sing along in your own head.
Check out the lyrics to this song *NSFW* for why asking the patient is not a good idea. It's humour, but poignant.
That was Spazztastic!
Why are we buying the products of these fascist dictatorships? Why do we continue to support reigimes of tyrrany?
Oh yeah, because they make shit on the cheap and we're a nation of greedy slobs with a humane streak which lasts up until that $5 is taken from your pay cheque to buy your "morality token" for the month.
Flamebait or not, if you buy Chinese goods, you support oppression.
Work your way through this list. Unless you're a corporate entity with a large purse, it's probably going to be a freeware app they use too (unless they have a suite which covers many types of media and file systems). They make money from companies, not end users.
Further Info: I phoned a Tamworth, UK-based company (Google it if you're bothered) regarding recovering a file from a USB drive for a teacher where I tech. They asked what I did so far to recover the file, I said I'd run some freeware recovery tool. They told me that's all they'd do, as they don't make money spending any more than about 5 minutes on it. If that can't find it, and you don't have hundreds / thousands of pounds to spend on engineer time, it's the best you'll get.
If your native resolution is 1024x768, I'll believe you.
A game that will actually require a beowulf cluster of PS3s!
What do you mean they dont' lose money?! You wouldn't shoot a policeman and steal his helmet, then go the toilet in his helmet, would you?!
You can still have music. Check out Jamendo.
A lot of the music is licensed Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial Share-Alike, meaning you can make derivative works using the music, but must include a reference to the original author, and only for non-commercial purposes (free to access, no advertisments, no remuneration for works). Make sure to check with the applicable license for that particular artist / track, though (Six license types under CC).
Catholicism has a fairly prominent one. You might have heard of him.
Just so you know i'm not trolling, the Institute for Works of Religion is run by a banking CEO.
... and then blowing them all up with H-bombs.
From orbit, I hope.