I'm not really passing moral judgment on their censorship. I understand that people have to protect their own asses, especially in today's day and age. But you cannot deny that it does have some negative effects. It keeps people from expressing themselves in the form of pictures and movies on their websites that they would otherwise be free to share. Again, whether this is justified or not... I'm not really making any call beyond an implicit passive condoning by refusing to care.
My assumption is that they ask/force people to take down images and videos that show extremely reckless illegal activity so as to keep the Powers-That-Be from having evidence to get the event shut down.
As far as I am concerned, the more stuff that gets pumped out through STEAM, the better. I pretty much refuse to buy games these days unless its through STEAM, because I am afraid that I will lose the discs or CD-Keys but STEAM will likely at least outlive my game-playing days.
Hell, I even buy some old games that I already own through STEAM just because I am willing to pay for the service of always having the game when I want it.
Microsoft Robot A.I.:
INPUT: Make me an omelet.
--Are you sure you would like an omelet? {YES / NO}
---MSROBOT is trying to access your refrigerator. {DENY / ALLOW}
----MSROBOT is trying to access your eggs. {DENY / ALLOW}
----MSROBOT has broken an egg and must be shut down. {Send Error Report / Exit}
Macintosh Robot A.I.:
INPUT: Make me an omelet. -chord- -outputs an eggwhite omelet made with organic cheese, soymeat, and fresh tomatoes.
INPUT: Add some sausage.
iROBOT: DID YOU KNOW? Sausage contains cholesterol and transfats, so iRobot does not support Sausage!
Linux Robot A.I.:
$ Make me an omelet.
make: *** No rule to make target 'me'. Stop.
$./createOmelet
Usage: createOmelet [omelet-options]
where omelet-options are -s (sausage), -c (cheese), etc.
$./createOmelet -s -c -p -t
roboTux:...Compiling an omelet with Sausage, Cheese, Peppers, and Tomatoes!!!
roboTux: Cutting Sausage..
roboTux:...
roboTux:...
roboTux:...
roboTux:...
roboTux:...
roboTux:...
roboTux:...
roboTux: Cutting Sausage... DONE!
roboTux: Shredding Cheese...
roboTux:...
roboTux:...
roboTux:...
roboTux:...
roboTux: ERROR: Unable to find CHEDDAR.CHEESE. Please consult your refrigerator administrator.
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You'll probably die cold alone.
I goes through all the platters and the circuitboard.
IM IN UR GARAGE GOES THRU UR HDDRV.
Get a hardware vendor's license and I bet you can get them cheaper than that.
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No, Slashdot is made of _People_.
Slashdot... is... PEOPLE!!!!
So, like, Google?
Sorry, I'm not really used to speaking with Tin-Foil-Hatters in person.
this looks like an interesting and useful technology for us, can we please have it too?
...to get news from outside the non-existent national firewall?
Honestly: Thank you for explaining to me exactly WTF the article was trying to say.
You forgot to mention the fact the its the largest, most reliable, most widely-used encyclopedia out there.
Sure it's not compulsory, but if you don't install it the government will break your knees.
It's STILL the largest reliable source of free information out there.
I'm not really passing moral judgment on their censorship. I understand that people have to protect their own asses, especially in today's day and age. But you cannot deny that it does have some negative effects. It keeps people from expressing themselves in the form of pictures and movies on their websites that they would otherwise be free to share. Again, whether this is justified or not... I'm not really making any call beyond an implicit passive condoning by refusing to care.
-1 Inconvenient Truth
My assumption is that they ask/force people to take down images and videos that show extremely reckless illegal activity so as to keep the Powers-That-Be from having evidence to get the event shut down.
As far as I am concerned, the more stuff that gets pumped out through STEAM, the better. I pretty much refuse to buy games these days unless its through STEAM, because I am afraid that I will lose the discs or CD-Keys but STEAM will likely at least outlive my game-playing days.
Hell, I even buy some old games that I already own through STEAM just because I am willing to pay for the service of always having the game when I want it.
That seems to have gone right over your head.
The irony here is palpable.
Space Taxis? Do we really want to trust Arabs with our latest NASA technology?
They completely own the AVC Advantage using no access to source code or design documents
What do Source Code and Design Documents have to do with purchasing something?
Microsoft Robot A.I.:
./createOmelet ./createOmelet -s -c -p -t ...Compiling an omelet with Sausage, Cheese, Peppers, and Tomatoes!!! ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
INPUT: Make me an omelet.
--Are you sure you would like an omelet? {YES / NO}
---MSROBOT is trying to access your refrigerator. {DENY / ALLOW}
----MSROBOT is trying to access your eggs. {DENY / ALLOW}
----MSROBOT has broken an egg and must be shut down. {Send Error Report / Exit}
Macintosh Robot A.I.:
INPUT: Make me an omelet.
-chord-
-outputs an eggwhite omelet made with organic cheese, soymeat, and fresh tomatoes.
INPUT: Add some sausage.
iROBOT: DID YOU KNOW? Sausage contains cholesterol and transfats, so iRobot does not support Sausage!
Linux Robot A.I.:
$ Make me an omelet.
make: *** No rule to make target 'me'. Stop.
$
Usage: createOmelet [omelet-options]
where omelet-options are -s (sausage), -c (cheese), etc.
$
roboTux:
roboTux: Cutting Sausage..
roboTux:
roboTux:
roboTux:
roboTux:
roboTux:
roboTux:
roboTux:
roboTux: Cutting Sausage... DONE!
roboTux: Shredding Cheese...
roboTux:
roboTux:
roboTux:
roboTux:
roboTux: ERROR: Unable to find CHEDDAR.CHEESE. Please consult your refrigerator administrator.
+5 Hell yes.
especially considering the material cost was only $33.
...because we measure the American Trade Deficit and care about it... and nobody cares about the Washington Trade Deficit, assuming one exists?
Hey now, if there's anything to learn from this story, its that trolling works!
Ah, so you're Hindu?