Why would they sue AOL? There's nothing that AOL did wrong (in this case). Just because they own Nullsoft doesn't mean they can stop people from working on side projects. Maybe this is simply to make the whole case a big shitstorm so the RIAA drops it. It's like in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me when he's talking about time travel and goes cross-eyed.
Giving 18-year-olds the right to vote was so they could vote for/against the men that were sending the boys off to war! Wouldn't it just suck to be drafted or to enlist at 18 but be unable to have a say in what you are fighting for?
I cannot believe that Corley was praising lawyers! It surely isn't something you hear every day. I think I just saw Satan at the local ski shop, too.
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I have a new Thunderbird, a TNT2 and a Voodoo2, and suddenly Deus Ex runs a lot faster than my old PII-400. If people realized that by the time games come out that take full advantage of their graphics something is now 10^40 times faster, they wouldn't always get the NEWEST and BEST they'd get something that works, works well, but doesn't require a small loan to buy. Besides, is 100 FPS really that much better than, say, 40 or 50?
Adventure games are not dying. I picked up Deus Ex a few weeks ago, and System Shock 2 last week. Both are excellent games, with the kinds of eye candy to draw people into the genre but enough story and plot to keep people interested. Of course, these are also only two games in the past year that I've seen jump out, and many people call them a first person RPG. However, these two games have redeemed my faith in the adventure genre.
IANAP, and this isn't about the whole speech issue (which I agree with), but is there a way to say this word by itself is bad, but if it is preceeded or followed by this word it's ok?
Correct me please if I'm wrong.
I bet this guy would have bitched and moaned if he was not arrested. "I went out looking lug a thug and they ignored me. They must not be doing their job!"
Police aren't bad everywhere, anyhow. At least, not in my area.
I'm certainly not the world's biggest fan of Apple, but IP is different than an actual product. Apple is defending an actual product, while MS and the MPAA are trying to clamp down on IDEAS.
At least, that's my take. I like to be politely corrected when applicable.
I think you're close. The tough part is balancing security with privacy. And since for each person there is a different threshold, it's not exactly cut and dry, black and white, 1's and 0's.
IBM is in the business of making money (strangely enough). I think this is great, but how does this further their business plan? Or is it more like trying to erode the market share of competitors?
What ever happen to parents being in the ones to say what their children are or are not allowed to watch or play? If a parent does not know what a game is, then they sure as hell should not buy it for their kid. They should, IMHO, take an active role in the life of their child and not rely on the government to do it for them.
When he started mentioning things like directories that automatically pull the files into where they need to be, I knew he was nuts. He just bitches and moans and doesn't try to fix anything. We already have legislative bodies to do that, we do not need computer scientists to be doing it.
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How can someone possibly enjoy the content of the 'net on a screen the size of a Lego square. Yeah, it's great to see that the Red Sox actually one a damn game or that my tech stocks might actually make me some money today. But people who wish for the Snow Crash/ Neuromancer 'net cannot possibly get their wish if everyone is using a rediculous little cell phone to use the 'net.
If Intel were to lower prices too much, wouldn't they either (a) hurt earnings and stock price or (b) sell under cost to drive out the competition, and though IANAL, I'm pretty sure that's illegal.
You're absolutely right. Only those fortunate enough to go to some of the bigger, wealthier schools have that, and it's still location based. My school is close enough to MIT that we can use I2, and even UNH (Univ. of New Hampshire) is on I2. You certainly can't judge a school by its bandwidth.
This is essential to the industry. By having as many non-server architectures as possible means more competition, lower prices, and better value for consumers.
By the RIAA's arguments, anything that can facilitate illegal activity should be banned. Cars are used in drive-bys. Ban 'em. Food can be used to poison people, as can air. Looks like we'll have to stop breathing and eating. Uh-oh. Music makes people commit suicide. It should be banned as well:-p.
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Kitty porn? That's disgusting! Besides, cat's are always naked.
Why would they sue AOL? There's nothing that AOL did wrong (in this case). Just because they own Nullsoft doesn't mean they can stop people from working on side projects. Maybe this is simply to make the whole case a big shitstorm so the RIAA drops it. It's like in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me when he's talking about time travel and goes cross-eyed.
Giving 18-year-olds the right to vote was so they could vote for/against the men that were sending the boys off to war! Wouldn't it just suck to be drafted or to enlist at 18 but be unable to have a say in what you are fighting for?
I cannot believe that Corley was praising lawyers! It surely isn't something you hear every day. I think I just saw Satan at the local ski shop, too.
I have a new Thunderbird, a TNT2 and a Voodoo2, and suddenly Deus Ex runs a lot faster than my old PII-400. If people realized that by the time games come out that take full advantage of their graphics something is now 10^40 times faster, they wouldn't always get the NEWEST and BEST they'd get something that works, works well, but doesn't require a small loan to buy. Besides, is 100 FPS really that much better than, say, 40 or 50?
Adventure games are not dying. I picked up Deus Ex a few weeks ago, and System Shock 2 last week. Both are excellent games, with the kinds of eye candy to draw people into the genre but enough story and plot to keep people interested. Of course, these are also only two games in the past year that I've seen jump out, and many people call them a first person RPG. However, these two games have redeemed my faith in the adventure genre.
IANAP, and this isn't about the whole speech issue (which I agree with), but is there a way to say this word by itself is bad, but if it is preceeded or followed by this word it's ok? Correct me please if I'm wrong.
Suddenly my Visor just doesn't seem to be the kick-ass cool gadget it used to be.
I bet this guy would have bitched and moaned if he was not arrested. "I went out looking lug a thug and they ignored me. They must not be doing their job!" Police aren't bad everywhere, anyhow. At least, not in my area.
I'm certainly not the world's biggest fan of Apple, but IP is different than an actual product. Apple is defending an actual product, while MS and the MPAA are trying to clamp down on IDEAS. At least, that's my take. I like to be politely corrected when applicable.
I think you're close. The tough part is balancing security with privacy. And since for each person there is a different threshold, it's not exactly cut and dry, black and white, 1's and 0's.
How about the fact that our eyes cannot do more than 30 fps? If you're game constantly stays about 40 fps, isn't that as smooth as we can discern?
IBM is in the business of making money (strangely enough). I think this is great, but how does this further their business plan? Or is it more like trying to erode the market share of competitors?
Perhaps you could include a link that is freely available to everyone and not just The Economist subscribers.
What ever happen to parents being in the ones to say what their children are or are not allowed to watch or play? If a parent does not know what a game is, then they sure as hell should not buy it for their kid. They should, IMHO, take an active role in the life of their child and not rely on the government to do it for them.
I would say that of those remaining 30%, about all of them have some stress and maybe 1% of the total have no stress at all.
What do you think is the best way to put out the distro flame wars and welcome more people into the world of Linux?
When he started mentioning things like directories that automatically pull the files into where they need to be, I knew he was nuts. He just bitches and moans and doesn't try to fix anything. We already have legislative bodies to do that, we do not need computer scientists to be doing it.
How can someone possibly enjoy the content of the 'net on a screen the size of a Lego square. Yeah, it's great to see that the Red Sox actually one a damn game or that my tech stocks might actually make me some money today. But people who wish for the Snow Crash/ Neuromancer 'net cannot possibly get their wish if everyone is using a rediculous little cell phone to use the 'net.
If Intel were to lower prices too much, wouldn't they either (a) hurt earnings and stock price or (b) sell under cost to drive out the competition, and though IANAL, I'm pretty sure that's illegal.
You're absolutely right. Only those fortunate enough to go to some of the bigger, wealthier schools have that, and it's still location based. My school is close enough to MIT that we can use I2, and even UNH (Univ. of New Hampshire) is on I2. You certainly can't judge a school by its bandwidth.
This is essential to the industry. By having as many non-server architectures as possible means more competition, lower prices, and better value for consumers.
So when's someone gonna invent the language to let people surf the net like in Neuromancer or Snow Crash?
By the RIAA's arguments, anything that can facilitate illegal activity should be banned. Cars are used in drive-bys. Ban 'em. Food can be used to poison people, as can air. Looks like we'll have to stop breathing and eating. Uh-oh. Music makes people commit suicide. It should be banned as well :-p.
If we banned porno why would we go on-line? Besides, that would be censorchip. And pop-up adds, though we hate them, pay for some sites to be online.