I think we will see retaliation (returns, more lawsuits, hopefully a class action). Just watch and wait.
You'll have a long bloody wait. Somebody ALWAYS starts on about the lawsuits. The simple fact is, the 'nth percentile that browse/. mean nothing.
NOTHING, I repeat, NOTHING will happen over this. The CD will sell great guns to young girls with no taste, it'll go to number 1, and the test will deemed a success. End of story.
The best way? Boycott CD's entirely. Since this whole fiasco started thanks to Napster, I've not bought a CD. I haven't bought a CD in 18 months. Used to buy a lot, but I won't do it anymore. They want to stop me from copying stuff I have every right to copy? Fine, they lose $200+ a year in sales to me. Too bad, so sad...
A third building has collapsed. Building 7 if that means anything to anybody.
I'm in Canada, and despite our differences with our friends to the south, this incident is just horrific. Seeing the towers collapse was the most stunning and sickening sight I've ever seen.
Condolences and regards to all those in New York, and around America.
One question. Where was that 4th plane headed? Looked like the Pentagon from the ATC displays CNN showed...
This is the only video editing suite for Linux. I hope I AM mistaken since I was planning on giving it a try sometime soon. Anyone know any decent replacements, if any?
What's the betting this is somehow DMCA related...
How do you program a machine to make such deranged opening moves, then spank one of the top players in the world repeatedly? If a computer has managed that, I fear we're closer to true AI than we realise. Run for the hills!
I've played a large number of Blizzard games, and while they DO tend to not have to release a large number of patches, they did kinda drop the ball on Diablo 2 as the multiplayer side of it was hosed up royally.
There were also huge problems with Battle Net when starcraft was released. Battle Net now is MUCH better than it used to be.
Another thing going for Blizzard is they don't drop their games quickly. Starcraft, which was released around 3 years ago now, is still supported, and they recently released a new patch to fix some issues. Diablo is still being supported too.
Too bad they don't seem to like Linux since Blizzard seem to be one of the few game companies that give a damn about their customers, and aren't just out to ship product.
Not only do all of Loki's titles rock, they're a good bunch of people.
The ones I've dealt with are assholes.
I've talked to Scott Draeker and other folks from Loki several times and they're good people who deserve to succeed.
But didn't. Too bad, so sad. Seeya.
They've worked really hard, and they weren't one of the companies that pissed away VC money as fast as they could get it.
Which just goes to show that not pissing VC money away means jack shit.
Like he's going to say "Sorry guys, we fucked up. Will the last person to leave please turn out the lights.
This will allows us to deal with our creditors fairly and equitably
I.E. Make sure they all get an equal share. Divide by zero error.
A company that recently went bankrupt was ECW. They filed for Chapter 11. Were dead and gone three months later, only to be "resurrected" by the Vin man in name only.
Despite what the submitter said, this is NOT terrible. It's great.
Despite their protestations, the Linux ports of games have been sub standard. Don't believe me? Try running Myth 2 on the minimum spec machine, which runs the game just fine in Windows. MMM! Suck down that sub 2fps goodness. Add the fact the game doesn't work with a lot of 3d hardware, and it's a piss poor effort.
After loading Myth2 or HoMM, wait for the delay after you click a menu option. Plus the fact that they've shipped virtually nothing in the last year.
In short, Loki products, while useful (Myth 2, despite the shit performance is a great game, but that's Bungie's doing, not Loki's) were substandard, and if they go under, hopefully a more talented organization will rise in it's place.
This is about as terrible as finding a $20 bill in your pants on laundry day.
It gives me a warm fuzzy feeling to know that one particular bitch there is going to be out of work.
I would have recommended RedHat, until version 7. That was a clustermess, and I will never use, nor recommend them again.
I think Mandrake is probably the best choice. It has the easiest install of any distro I've used (I've used everything but Slackware), has a great selection of software, and is very helpful with getting your hardware working.
I would NOT recommend Debian to a newbie. A Windows veteran should be eased into Linux, hence Mandrake is the best choice. (And I review distros for a living. Not that that actually means anything.)
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I should think it'll come as quite a shock to Diane Warren that she's the most hated man in Star Trek...
Dude! Has it ever occured to you to maybe be a bit more careful with your CD's? Copies or not!
You'll have a long bloody wait. Somebody ALWAYS starts on about the lawsuits. The simple fact is, the 'nth percentile that browse /. mean nothing.
NOTHING, I repeat, NOTHING will happen over this. The CD will sell great guns to young girls with no taste, it'll go to number 1, and the test will deemed a success. End of story.
The best way? Boycott CD's entirely. Since this whole fiasco started thanks to Napster, I've not bought a CD. I haven't bought a CD in 18 months. Used to buy a lot, but I won't do it anymore. They want to stop me from copying stuff I have every right to copy? Fine, they lose $200+ a year in sales to me. Too bad, so sad...
I'm in Canada, and despite our differences with our friends to the south, this incident is just horrific. Seeing the towers collapse was the most stunning and sickening sight I've ever seen.
Condolences and regards to all those in New York, and around America.
One question. Where was that 4th plane headed? Looked like the Pentagon from the ATC displays CNN showed...
What's the betting this is somehow DMCA related...
How do you program a machine to make such deranged opening moves, then spank one of the top players in the world repeatedly? If a computer has managed that, I fear we're closer to true AI than we realise. Run for the hills!
Win 3.11 had AA'ed fonts as well if you ran a particular program at startup. Think it was on Adobe program.
There were also huge problems with Battle Net when starcraft was released. Battle Net now is MUCH better than it used to be.
Another thing going for Blizzard is they don't drop their games quickly. Starcraft, which was released around 3 years ago now, is still supported, and they recently released a new patch to fix some issues. Diablo is still being supported too.
Too bad they don't seem to like Linux since Blizzard seem to be one of the few game companies that give a damn about their customers, and aren't just out to ship product.
Don't use Intel. Always good advice.
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As long as we can watch is synched with The Wizard of Oz, I'm in.
As for influence, bands like Oasis are practically Beatles cover bands.
And to the original poster, nice post.
What next? A 300 page thesis on the size of Stephanie McMahon's breasts?
The day that happens, is the day I move back to Windows...
The 3d crap is with the latest 1.3e patch, so it has nothing to do with off the shelf stuff.
Get a fucking clue, jackass.
Sounds like a golden shower on a bungie cord.
Bungie wrote Myth 2. Loki ported Myth 2. See, it's on topic damn it.
The ones I've dealt with are assholes. I've talked to Scott Draeker and other folks from Loki several times and they're good people who deserve to succeed.
But didn't. Too bad, so sad. Seeya. They've worked really hard, and they weren't one of the companies that pissed away VC money as fast as they could get it.
Which just goes to show that not pissing VC money away means jack shit.
SMPEG sucks ass as an MPG player. MTV is far better.
Why buy a game from a company you know may very well be gone and thus the game will never be patched or supported in a couple of months?
They're screwed. Get over it, move on. Other companies like Tribsoft are coming in. Loki aren't needed.
Obviously not.
Another incident that springs to mind is Commodore. They filed for Chapter 11. Went belly up shortly thereafter.
This will allows us to deal with our creditors fairly and equitably
I.E. Make sure they all get an equal share. Divide by zero error.
A company that recently went bankrupt was ECW. They filed for Chapter 11. Were dead and gone three months later, only to be "resurrected" by the Vin man in name only.
Yeah, deep pockets and no brains. There is no money in Linux games. Loki have proved that.
Despite their protestations, the Linux ports of games have been sub standard. Don't believe me? Try running Myth 2 on the minimum spec machine, which runs the game just fine in Windows. MMM! Suck down that sub 2fps goodness. Add the fact the game doesn't work with a lot of 3d hardware, and it's a piss poor effort.
After loading Myth2 or HoMM, wait for the delay after you click a menu option. Plus the fact that they've shipped virtually nothing in the last year.
In short, Loki products, while useful (Myth 2, despite the shit performance is a great game, but that's Bungie's doing, not Loki's) were substandard, and if they go under, hopefully a more talented organization will rise in it's place.
This is about as terrible as finding a $20 bill in your pants on laundry day.
It gives me a warm fuzzy feeling to know that one particular bitch there is going to be out of work.
What a great day!
I think Mandrake is probably the best choice. It has the easiest install of any distro I've used (I've used everything but Slackware), has a great selection of software, and is very helpful with getting your hardware working.
I would NOT recommend Debian to a newbie. A Windows veteran should be eased into Linux, hence Mandrake is the best choice. (And I review distros for a living. Not that that actually means anything.)