I never mentioned GTA. Being as you brought it up however I will point out that I don't think anyone who plays that game keeps a car for more than a few minutes because it ends up destroyed from reckless driving.
There are a slew of games out there designed to be simulators and semi-simulators. Even extremely popular ones like Gran Turismo and Forza. They may not be 100% realistic but they show enough to be useful.
You may find a realistic game to be not fun. But many people do.
The risk control comes from knowing how easy it is to lose control and hit something. If a person doesn't understand that hitting something is not consequence free than that is the problem and they would have serious issues with or without video games.
They do use simulators to train pilots for those high-tech combat aircraft, you know that right? Because flying with crashing having zero consequences is actually a very useful learning experience.
I would say that Linux's tiny install base has a factor in its lack of malware, yes. It's not the only factor but it is a factor and saying otherwise is foolish.
It does not matter if "people" have been trying to expose weaknesses in OS X. The work will be put into where the money is.
I also never said OS X was weak. In fact, I clearly said XP+IE6 was an easier target.
What I'm saying is 100% of Mac users are not rich people with lots of money. I also never said anything about the US. I would definitely say that college/university students make up a much larger percentage of OS X's install base than they do Windows', though.
If you look at percentages OS X is just not a good target. XP+IE6 is vastly more common and easier to attack. Even if the attack is only successful 10% of the time that's still more successes than damn near every possible OS X computer.
They've made all "legal" avenues too annoying. Watching TV is one of the most frustrating things I can do now. The commercial breaks nearly outnumber what you're watching. There are probably three times as many commercials now than there were when I was a kid (and I'm still a kid by many people's definition). DVD and BluRay are ludicrous by today's technical possibilities.
If the only way to pay for their industry is by making their product so god damn annoying that it drives their customers away then they need to cut back production costs. That is what any other company would have to do.
It has been shown, in multiple studies, that pornography leads to sexual deviancy
Like having sex in the shower! Trying new things to see if they're as fun as they look! And worst of all they might even open their eyes and look at their partner! They should be silently praying to our savior for forgiveness and pretending that they're not enjoying themselves! Filthy heathens!
I often realize that I am dreaming but it nearly always causes me to wake up. I've always felt that once I realize it's a dream I enter a higher cognitive state, my brain "turns on" and I regain consciousness. Occasionally I have the where-with-all to avoid most high level thinking which seems to work but I usually forget I'm dreaming shortly after. Unless I'm just dreaming that I know that I am dreaming; I can never be quite sure.
Windows Server 2008 R2 added support for Aero over RDP. It is disabled by default and is only supported when remoting in from a Windows 7 or higher machine I believe. Otherwise, yes, it drops back down to basic.
Correction: the Microsoft fridge supports "open" food, "closed" food or really anything you want to do with it. Remember, they're not the ones dictating what is allowed on their platform.
The answer to that is money. Port iPhone OS to x86 and put it on the iMacs. Release Garage Band, that stupid webcam app, and the iSuite for that platform and the majority of Apple's target market is happy. As a huge plus to Apple they are also now locked in to the app store ensuring Apple always get their cut.
I am not sure if Apple would have the balls to do this but I can almost guarantee it has at least come across people's mind at Apple. Their focus hasn't exactly been on OSX lately as they can get better profits elsewhere. I would not be surprised to see them start phasing it out.
You're probably thinking about the original run of the PSP. It had only 16MB of RAM which has since been doubled. 16MB would never be enough for the PS3; people already complain about the somewhat memory constricted architecture.
I have the version where the BC was done in hardware, I'm pretty sure they can't remove that with out really screwing with something.
You're wrong about that. They really probably only have to change a couple lines of code in the firmware to disable that. Software detects and loads that game, all they have to do is point to a block of code from a modern PS3 and it says the game's not valid just like any other PS3. In fact it would probably clean up their firmware a bit and make it easier for them to modify so I wouldn't even put it past them at this point.
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Christ, I don't use either of those features but I am still quite capable of handling any operating system thrown at me. I think your problem is judging people because they don't use advanced and obscure features that 95% of the time they have absolutely no use for.
Just because they don't use features in some random program that you do does not mean they cannot handle a computer with more than one button.
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I never mentioned GTA. Being as you brought it up however I will point out that I don't think anyone who plays that game keeps a car for more than a few minutes because it ends up destroyed from reckless driving.
There are a slew of games out there designed to be simulators and semi-simulators. Even extremely popular ones like Gran Turismo and Forza. They may not be 100% realistic but they show enough to be useful.
You may find a realistic game to be not fun. But many people do.
The risk control comes from knowing how easy it is to lose control and hit something. If a person doesn't understand that hitting something is not consequence free than that is the problem and they would have serious issues with or without video games.
They do use simulators to train pilots for those high-tech combat aircraft, you know that right? Because flying with crashing having zero consequences is actually a very useful learning experience.
I would say that Linux's tiny install base has a factor in its lack of malware, yes. It's not the only factor but it is a factor and saying otherwise is foolish.
It does not matter if "people" have been trying to expose weaknesses in OS X. The work will be put into where the money is.
I also never said OS X was weak. In fact, I clearly said XP+IE6 was an easier target.
What I'm saying is 100% of Mac users are not rich people with lots of money. I also never said anything about the US. I would definitely say that college/university students make up a much larger percentage of OS X's install base than they do Windows', though.
If you look at percentages OS X is just not a good target. XP+IE6 is vastly more common and easier to attack. Even if the attack is only successful 10% of the time that's still more successes than damn near every possible OS X computer.
I resent neither. I do, however, doubt that empty bank accounts of college students are high priority targets for hackers.
You mean the college kids' info from the macbook their mommy and daddy bought them? I mean sure it's easy but why try to bleed a stone?
As long as you offer them five dollars for it apparently.
Kind of like don't put OS X on anything but Apple hardware, or else we'll take away your licenses and sue you into submission?
It's not their right to decide how much they're entitled to make either. Unfortunately they don't like the laws but they can afford to buy new ones.
They've made all "legal" avenues too annoying. Watching TV is one of the most frustrating things I can do now. The commercial breaks nearly outnumber what you're watching. There are probably three times as many commercials now than there were when I was a kid (and I'm still a kid by many people's definition). DVD and BluRay are ludicrous by today's technical possibilities.
If the only way to pay for their industry is by making their product so god damn annoying that it drives their customers away then they need to cut back production costs. That is what any other company would have to do.
It is vulnerable to being jacked by botnets is a major reason.
You want a legacy system to support your legacy systems? Disconnected it from the Internet; problem solved.
It has been shown, in multiple studies, that pornography leads to sexual deviancy
Like having sex in the shower! Trying new things to see if they're as fun as they look! And worst of all they might even open their eyes and look at their partner! They should be silently praying to our savior for forgiveness and pretending that they're not enjoying themselves! Filthy heathens!
I often realize that I am dreaming but it nearly always causes me to wake up. I've always felt that once I realize it's a dream I enter a higher cognitive state, my brain "turns on" and I regain consciousness. Occasionally I have the where-with-all to avoid most high level thinking which seems to work but I usually forget I'm dreaming shortly after. Unless I'm just dreaming that I know that I am dreaming; I can never be quite sure.
No, he died. They did have a reasonable enough explanation for that. Lorien had the power to restore some of his life force.
Windows Server 2008 R2 added support for Aero over RDP. It is disabled by default and is only supported when remoting in from a Windows 7 or higher machine I believe. Otherwise, yes, it drops back down to basic.
If I buy a game for my console, I know it will play properly.
Unless it's a couple years old of course. Which is, you know, what the article is talking about.
Correction: the Microsoft fridge supports "open" food, "closed" food or really anything you want to do with it. Remember, they're not the ones dictating what is allowed on their platform.
You are wrong about including Sony in that list. You can purchase off the PSN with a credit card and things are listed in actual dollars.
The answer to that is money. Port iPhone OS to x86 and put it on the iMacs. Release Garage Band, that stupid webcam app, and the iSuite for that platform and the majority of Apple's target market is happy. As a huge plus to Apple they are also now locked in to the app store ensuring Apple always get their cut.
I am not sure if Apple would have the balls to do this but I can almost guarantee it has at least come across people's mind at Apple. Their focus hasn't exactly been on OSX lately as they can get better profits elsewhere. I would not be surprised to see them start phasing it out.
You're probably thinking about the original run of the PSP. It had only 16MB of RAM which has since been doubled. 16MB would never be enough for the PS3; people already complain about the somewhat memory constricted architecture.
I have the version where the BC was done in hardware, I'm pretty sure they can't remove that with out really screwing with something.
You're wrong about that. They really probably only have to change a couple lines of code in the firmware to disable that. Software detects and loads that game, all they have to do is point to a block of code from a modern PS3 and it says the game's not valid just like any other PS3. In fact it would probably clean up their firmware a bit and make it easier for them to modify so I wouldn't even put it past them at this point.
Christ, I don't use either of those features but I am still quite capable of handling any operating system thrown at me. I think your problem is judging people because they don't use advanced and obscure features that 95% of the time they have absolutely no use for.
Just because they don't use features in some random program that you do does not mean they cannot handle a computer with more than one button.