Better solution: torrent a copy for the PC, then use Teknogods MPLoader which enables not only playing on dedicated servers but also LAN games (or so they say - haven't tested it myself yet).
Well, the problem here is that the government is hugely influencing what it is that people want - be it through school books, state TV, political campaigns etc. It's a neverending chicken-or-egg-circle.
And in addition - who knows, maybe they actually *did* find something and "just" don't want to disclose their findings, instead preferring to use the exploits themselves. Latin America is a rather less-than-stable political climate, after all.
And what's even more ironic is that Germany, trying so hard to convince everybody that they aren't big bad Nazis, are sliding down the road towards authoritarianism again, getting faster every day...
Build a mass driver on the moon and there you go - the ultimate way to ensure *nobody* is ever going to attack you, as despite all the missile interception technology you can come up with, it'll be a long time 'till you can shield yourself against a deadly barrage of big, fat asteroids raining down from the sky. Forget about nukes.
Of course, it would also be useful for more peaceful purposes. Before setting up a base on Mars, it would be quite useful to build a base on the moon to test everything and maybe discover something new that'd help as well.
The only use of secrecy at this point is to hide your criminal activities.
I love the hypocrisy in this. Being secretive is any person's right - unless said person is working for the government. ONOZ PUBLIC CAMERAS, but at the same time, ONOZ GOVERNMENT HIDING TANK PLANS!!1.
The difference here is that people are afraid of terrorist groups however and not their government. I'm quite sure that the new Iraqi government won't feed you feet-first into an industrial grinder for saying that you think the current head of state is full of shit. Yes, there is a huge terrorist problem in Iraq now, maybe larger than Saddam's state terrorism, true, but it's outlaws doing it and not a "lawful" government.
Five breaks with a single 30 second spot in a 40min program is not nearly as bad as those same five breaks with 20min worth of crap inserted.
Is television really *that* bad where you live? In my country, 5 breaks is what you get when watching a 90 minutes movie, and that's already horribly atmosphere-breaking (and one of the three main reasons for me turning to torrents instead - the other two being TV channels not playing shows in my desired language and DVD boxes being atrociously expensive here).
In the US, "sex offender" sadly also includes people who did a crime as simple as urinating in a less-than-suitable place. Not that I'd defend such behavior, but while I have absolutely no problem with rapists and child molesters being denied access to the Internet (or any other place, they are the scum of the Earth), but you shouldn't receive such harsh sentences for being an idiot and getting drunk.
Or maybe you went to cinema straight from school or work where you need your laptop with no chance to deposit it somewhere, or maybe you live somewhere out of the city and the next cinema is an hour of travel away so you take your laptop with you to do some work in the train, or...
Maybe, but you have to de-ass your chair and take a walk to the nearest shop to *get* said CD (which likely contains a game bundled with much more intrusive DRM than Steam). Your argument is invalid.
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A high-energy, high-accuracy energy beam transmitted from some installation on the moon? What could possibly go wrong...
Better solution: torrent a copy for the PC, then use Teknogods MPLoader which enables not only playing on dedicated servers but also LAN games (or so they say - haven't tested it myself yet).
Well, the problem here is that the government is hugely influencing what it is that people want - be it through school books, state TV, political campaigns etc. It's a neverending chicken-or-egg-circle.
Instead, they force their tax payers to support some of the most despicable human beings around with their tax money.
And in addition - who knows, maybe they actually *did* find something and "just" don't want to disclose their findings, instead preferring to use the exploits themselves. Latin America is a rather less-than-stable political climate, after all.
And what's even more ironic is that Germany, trying so hard to convince everybody that they aren't big bad Nazis, are sliding down the road towards authoritarianism again, getting faster every day...
Build a mass driver on the moon and there you go - the ultimate way to ensure *nobody* is ever going to attack you, as despite all the missile interception technology you can come up with, it'll be a long time 'till you can shield yourself against a deadly barrage of big, fat asteroids raining down from the sky. Forget about nukes.
Of course, it would also be useful for more peaceful purposes. Before setting up a base on Mars, it would be quite useful to build a base on the moon to test everything and maybe discover something new that'd help as well.
China can't be communist! Communists aren't evil fascists like China!
No true Scotsman...?
Just out of interest...have you *ever* been to China, or the US?
Raw abilities that are studied and trained in one culture and neglected in another.
Eh...paranoia much?
Whoooosh.
Hah! The mystery of how the swallow could carry the coconut finally got solved.
I think this should be a really big wakeup call to european countries that relies 100% on american tech, both on hardware and software.
Because Europe would ever cross paths with the US.
The only use of secrecy at this point is to hide your criminal activities.
I love the hypocrisy in this. Being secretive is any person's right - unless said person is working for the government. ONOZ PUBLIC CAMERAS, but at the same time, ONOZ GOVERNMENT HIDING TANK PLANS!!1.
The difference here is that people are afraid of terrorist groups however and not their government. I'm quite sure that the new Iraqi government won't feed you feet-first into an industrial grinder for saying that you think the current head of state is full of shit. Yes, there is a huge terrorist problem in Iraq now, maybe larger than Saddam's state terrorism, true, but it's outlaws doing it and not a "lawful" government.
I think Iraqis enjoy quite a bit more freedom today than they did under Saddam.
OSHI..PETA INVASION!
Five breaks with a single 30 second spot in a 40min program is not nearly as bad as those same five breaks with 20min worth of crap inserted.
Is television really *that* bad where you live? In my country, 5 breaks is what you get when watching a 90 minutes movie, and that's already horribly atmosphere-breaking (and one of the three main reasons for me turning to torrents instead - the other two being TV channels not playing shows in my desired language and DVD boxes being atrociously expensive here).
Have you ever played FEAR 1? Games are certainly capable of featuring great AI, the problem is just that most devs don't bother to fully develop it.
In the US, "sex offender" sadly also includes people who did a crime as simple as urinating in a less-than-suitable place. Not that I'd defend such behavior, but while I have absolutely no problem with rapists and child molesters being denied access to the Internet (or any other place, they are the scum of the Earth), but you shouldn't receive such harsh sentences for being an idiot and getting drunk.
Or maybe you went to cinema straight from school or work where you need your laptop with no chance to deposit it somewhere, or maybe you live somewhere out of the city and the next cinema is an hour of travel away so you take your laptop with you to do some work in the train, or...
I truly wonder what happened to "I buy something, it's mine and I'm free to do with it whatever I damn please unless it harms somebody else".
I think you misspelled, ...
Ah, screw that. C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!
Maybe, but you have to de-ass your chair and take a walk to the nearest shop to *get* said CD (which likely contains a game bundled with much more intrusive DRM than Steam). Your argument is invalid.