One of the good things about SciFi MMOs is that they come with no baggage, it is quite possible to create a whole setting that is original. As you game and read the missions you get a feel for the world and it settings. Fantasy often comes with a lot of baggage, mostly it must have magic, elves, dwarves etc. So it isn't always open to do new things.
I think one of the reasons SciFi MMOs suffer (besides its general lesser appeal to non-SciFi people) is that range combat is always rather poor. Despite all the progress, it still takes a large amount of bullet/lasers/... to kill anything and the range is very limited. Obviously it is so for game reasons, but one can't help but feel a sense of disappointment.
Tabula Rasa is (was) one of the games that got SciFi right, the long range class worked great at longe range (sniper) and they came up with some new weapons that both worked and made sense (polarity gun and injector). And there were a lot of background story and a plot to boot, it was more than just a mission/kill fest.
Then there are games like Ryzom (mostly fantasy, with some SciFi), which have completely new races and world/creatures which are able to break the fantasy mold of elves etc.
Minion: Sir! Bin Laden: Yes, what is it? M: How are the wives? B: *sigh* Don't you start as well. M: Sorry sir, just some casual conversation. Anyway, I got some good news. B: *Lightens up* You found a cave where there is room for table tennis? M: Uhm, no sir. You know how we have had some difficulties smugling weapons and gear into USA? B: Yes. *mumbles* I would rather talk about my wives. M: Good news sir, our superior IT team have found a solution! B: You mean those people that really want to live in a cave, as long as we supply them with the infidel products like Cheetos and Coke? M: That the ones, sir. They found a supplier of US army gear, and it all legal to buy for our team there! B: That is great news, start buying what we need. M: Right away, sir! B: *Strokes his beard* Who's your Wookie, who's your Wookie.
Next episode: Lil' Bin Laden and the rust removers.
Nah, make an application for windows based on gopher (proven technology!). Then add a feature or two, like make it possible to follow links and use http. And then, to prevent confusion amongst users call it Ni! (Not Internet explore!).
Only thing left to do is to have a default start site, where there are links to all (certified of course) browsers. And to keep it fair it would be headed by something like the International Organization for Standardization (Microsoft already works well with them).
latest figures from the Office of National Statistics, which show that 42.3% of broadband connections are slower than 2Mb/sec.
Why should that number worry anyone?
The 42.3% is taken from the average of all the broadband connections, but it doesn't tell us how many of those with sub 2Mbit connections only bought that kind of connection. If, say, half of all broadband costumers only bought a 256Kbit connection, why should we care about the average of all users.
If this was about costumers that bought a 2Mbit, and didn't get what they paid for, your had something to write about, but as the article points out, it isn't.
"The proportion of broadband customers unaware of their connection speeds has continued to grow - 55% were unaware of their connection speed (actual speed),"
If they don't know, is it because they don't notice any limitation when they are online, and hence have more speed than they are using or are in need of? High speed connections are nice, but if you don't use it, it isn't really worth that much.
Nevertheless, the Ofcom Consumer Satisfaction report claimed that almost a fifth of broadband customers were unhappy with the speed of their connection.
Would be interesting to see the speeds of the connections they were unhappy with, how many were over 2Mbit.
The BBC reports that, as of last Saturday, Microsoft is no longer issuing licenses for the 18-year-old Windows 3.x
They don't have to anymore, Windows 3.x is now an adult and Microsoft is not required to pay child support any longer.
Some may say it is harsh to just kick it out on the street, to fend for itself. But it will be interesting to see how well Windows 3.x does on its own, will it be flipping burgers or will it be working in IT?
Personally I hope it isn't jelous of its younger siblings who gets all the attention, otherwise we could end up with a messy OS gone postal.
It is legal to circumvent these copy protections to play (not to copy) the medias in Denmark since 2002 (http://www.kum.dk/sw5124.asp), and later for any Europian country that have made Infosoc part of their law (http://www.kum.dk/sw5335.asp).
Link are in Danish, I was too lazy to find any English ones.
Still is against our constitution, but apparently that dosent matter.
No it isn't, it was granted by the justice department which can grant this under certain special conditions. And it can be revoked by the head of police (in the areas), the justice department or by folketinget (national parliament of Denmark) at anytime. Further more, the areas are well defined and not city wide.
And most importantly you forgot to mention why these zones are here, it is an effort to stop the current violent gang wars (over drugs mainly) and the public outcry of people carrying consealed (illegal) knives and weapons.
Lastly, the people of Denmark are mostly in support of this innitiative.
Based on their description, they seem to have built it from a better understanding of the human psychology WRT ownership of property.
No matter how much you dress up DRM, it is still a _trojan_ they are trying to pass onto the people/consumer. If you accept one cute little DRM, it won't take long before you get one that is less cute. DRM will always be about control, even the one in this article is based on someone (Marlin) who controls the key to your device(s) and content. If you don't have the key, it isn't your property, you are simply allowed to use it for a while.
Slashdot Mirror
... (comments in Chinese)
I thought this was an English based forum. Have Slashdot been bought by a Chinese company?
It shows the breaker had an INTENTION to illegally make copies.
Or just wanted a legal backup of a product already purchased.
One of the good things about SciFi MMOs is that they come with no baggage, it is quite possible to create a whole setting that is original. As you game and read the missions you get a feel for the world and it settings. Fantasy often comes with a lot of baggage, mostly it must have magic, elves, dwarves etc. So it isn't always open to do new things.
I think one of the reasons SciFi MMOs suffer (besides its general lesser appeal to non-SciFi people) is that range combat is always rather poor. Despite all the progress, it still takes a large amount of bullet/lasers/... to kill anything and the range is very limited. Obviously it is so for game reasons, but one can't help but feel a sense of disappointment.
Tabula Rasa is (was) one of the games that got SciFi right, the long range class worked great at longe range (sniper) and they came up with some new weapons that both worked and made sense (polarity gun and injector). And there were a lot of background story and a plot to boot, it was more than just a mission/kill fest.
Then there are games like Ryzom (mostly fantasy, with some SciFi), which have completely new races and world/creatures which are able to break the fantasy mold of elves etc.
As an IT (and possible geek) you should look into the international language known as Love. ;P
I'm disappointed, after watching the keynote on youtube I was looking forward to some paticular products, like the iRack and iMicrowave.
Underling walks into the Bin Laden lair.
Minion: Sir!
Bin Laden: Yes, what is it?
M: How are the wives?
B: *sigh* Don't you start as well.
M: Sorry sir, just some casual conversation. Anyway, I got some good news.
B: *Lightens up* You found a cave where there is room for table tennis?
M: Uhm, no sir. You know how we have had some difficulties smugling weapons and gear into USA?
B: Yes. *mumbles* I would rather talk about my wives.
M: Good news sir, our superior IT team have found a solution!
B: You mean those people that really want to live in a cave, as long as we supply them with the infidel products like Cheetos and Coke?
M: That the ones, sir. They found a supplier of US army gear, and it all legal to buy for our team there!
B: That is great news, start buying what we need.
M: Right away, sir!
B: *Strokes his beard* Who's your Wookie, who's your Wookie.
Next episode: Lil' Bin Laden and the rust removers.
you get a completely open (hardware and software) Linux server
You get what you pay for, I would rather spend a bit more for the secured Linux server. :p
Summary reads like the script for a bad disaster movie.
There were an early beta test of these this year, luckyly the mind controlling ray the bugs were carrying didn't work.
Nah, make an application for windows based on gopher (proven technology!). Then add a feature or two, like make it possible to follow links and use http. And then, to prevent confusion amongst users call it Ni! (Not Internet explore!).
Only thing left to do is to have a default start site, where there are links to all (certified of course) browsers. And to keep it fair it would be headed by something like the International Organization for Standardization (Microsoft already works well with them).
Some former COS members left and founded SIN, they think of themselves as angles. Both of them tend to go off on a tangent though.
I like A Close Shave. But I still think The Wrong Trousers is the best of the films with Wallace & Gromit.
Shocking state of British broadband revealed.
latest figures from the Office of National Statistics, which show that 42.3% of broadband connections are slower than 2Mb/sec.
Why should that number worry anyone?
The 42.3% is taken from the average of all the broadband connections, but it doesn't tell us how many of those with sub 2Mbit connections only bought that kind of connection. If, say, half of all broadband costumers only bought a 256Kbit connection, why should we care about the average of all users.
If this was about costumers that bought a 2Mbit, and didn't get what they paid for, your had something to write about, but as the article points out, it isn't.
"The proportion of broadband customers unaware of their connection speeds has continued to grow - 55% were unaware of their connection speed (actual speed),"
If they don't know, is it because they don't notice any limitation when they are online, and hence have more speed than they are using or are in need of? High speed connections are nice, but if you don't use it, it isn't really worth that much.
Nevertheless, the Ofcom Consumer Satisfaction report claimed that almost a fifth of broadband customers were unhappy with the speed of their connection.
Would be interesting to see the speeds of the connections they were unhappy with, how many were over 2Mbit.
A data center in the Netherlands using this approach only has to use chillers 11 days a year.
This came as a shock to the hard working serial chillers.
The BBC reports that, as of last Saturday, Microsoft is no longer issuing licenses for the 18-year-old Windows 3.x
They don't have to anymore, Windows 3.x is now an adult and Microsoft is not required to pay child support any longer.
Some may say it is harsh to just kick it out on the street, to fend for itself. But it will be interesting to see how well Windows 3.x does on its own, will it be flipping burgers or will it be working in IT?
Personally I hope it isn't jelous of its younger siblings who gets all the attention, otherwise we could end up with a messy OS gone postal.
It is legal to circumvent these copy protections to play (not to copy) the medias in Denmark since 2002 (http://www.kum.dk/sw5124.asp), and later for any Europian country that have made Infosoc part of their law (http://www.kum.dk/sw5335.asp).
Link are in Danish, I was too lazy to find any English ones.
The G1 loaded Web pages almost twice as fast as the iPhone's.
If the same could be applied to voice communication, even an angry boss would be unintimidating with his, now, high shrieky voice.
Still is against our constitution, but apparently that dosent matter.
No it isn't, it was granted by the justice department which can grant this under certain special conditions.
And it can be revoked by the head of police (in the areas), the justice department or by folketinget (national parliament of Denmark) at anytime.
Further more, the areas are well defined and not city wide.
And most importantly you forgot to mention why these zones are here, it is an effort to stop the current violent gang wars (over drugs mainly) and the public outcry of people carrying consealed (illegal) knives and weapons.
Lastly, the people of Denmark are mostly in support of this innitiative.
Based on their description, they seem to have built it from a better understanding of the human psychology WRT ownership of property.
No matter how much you dress up DRM, it is still a _trojan_ they are trying to pass onto the people/consumer. If you accept one cute little DRM, it won't take long before you get one that is less cute. DRM will always be about control, even the one in this article is based on someone (Marlin) who controls the key to your device(s) and content. If you don't have the key, it isn't your property, you are simply allowed to use it for a while.
What's next, the cancer fighting beer suppository?
Joe Sixpack: "This beer tastes funny."
Great move by Ford, one can only hope that it will extend to all cars. Then we can get rid of all these timetraveling teens in lifejackets.
A comment was overheard from Odo aboard DS9 "finally I can get a decent looking nose".
it ALWAYS happens at a bad time.
With luck there is a chance for a FP another time. :P
Dude, you're getting a Dell factory.
And by typical, do you mean with or without "illegal" content? As the use 'without' is probably significant lower for a large part of the users here.
As for me, I will estimate my own 'without' use at 30G/month (high res pictures, animation and some code work).