You're still the idiot, because no one's saying he wanted the game for free, he's just saying that he went and got the cracked version OF THE GAME HE PAID FOR. Not of a game he returned, not of a game he wanted, but of a game currently in his possession.
Then maybe math should become less about solving formulae and more about identifying variables and constructing formulae to obtain the needed information. It's not a bad idea by any stretch, though how workable it is could be debated.
If you call Plants vs. Zombies "High Quality," there's no arguing with you. It's fun, but it's a game that would take about a day to program, and then art asset creation takes however long you feel like. It's made by Pop Cap. They thrive on cheap impulse buy games that cost nearly nothing to produce. Plants vs. Zombies is completely undeep, and is basically glorified rock-paper-scissors. World of Goo is a better example, but still is an entire game built around applying the same mechanic in slightly different ways, or padded ways. If you want your argument completely blown out of the water, there's Pilotwings Resort. It's a glorified tech demo, and still has more *actual* depth than 99% of what you'll see on iOS and Android. Multiple vehicles that all act and control completely differently, each with a different set of missions, multiple ranks of missions, and a free-flight mode with hundreds of collectables. It's a game that's easy for anyone to pick up and do decently on, but still with enough depth and precision that you can feel like you're improving if you practice. Am I denying that it's possible to have deep games at cheap price points? No. But games for iOS and Android are pretty much designed around only having those few minutes to play, so they rarely get deep. PSP/3DS games are designed around having a larger chunk of time, not to mention having dedicated controls, so it's possible to do more complex things more easily. The price point is also hampered by the need for physical media since the games are so much larger.
Except according to Christianity, Satan isn't a god, he's a fallen angel, and doesn't have godly powers (omnipotence and omniscience). He's unable to create something from nothingness, for instance. Thus, according to their beliefs, there is only one god.
Actually, I figure it'd be more like getting gas at a full-service station. Attendant pops your hood, swaps a cell or two, and you pay for the power charge. Only as a bonus, if you're not driving a ton, you can just fill-er-up at home, or while you're at work, if you've got a spot with an outlet.
No, in a single word, "everything." TG's track is pretty much worst-case scenario. You are never going to drive a car in anything resembling that fashion in real life. It's like the difference between saying "most people will get 4 hours out of their laptop battery," and then someone coming along and running 5 video cameras off it while playing Crysis over a 4G stick, with 5.1 speakers, and then going "Yeah, it'd last about 5 minutes." Their results are still accurate, but hardly fucking useful.
Not sure why parent was marked flamebait, since it's true, but GP wasn't. Read up on the Industrial Revolution people, and you'll see why unions were originally created.
Just like everything though, past good does not excuse present evil, and there's a lot of unions that are in sore need of overhaul.
Are you shitting me? What is more likely to happen is "Which tower is older? That one? Axe it. And fire half our field techs." People will probably see worse service within about 6 months.
Actually, hilariously, it asks for a password even if one isn't set up. Found out the fun way when I needed to install something on a computer, and the password didn't work on the prompt. After contacting the tech-in-charge to double-check the password, I tried logging on to the admin account, and it went right in without asking for a password. Pointed out to TIC when he got in that he'd missed the password on that one.
Actually, if you're not running an admin account, Win 7 will ask for the admin account password for anything that gets a UAC prompt. I know this because the demo machines are work are secured suchly, and the box has popped up with password requirements.
And what, exactly, would the point of "neutral parties" going through the information? Are you going to let them determine what is and is not germane to the defence or prosecution of the case, and only pass along what they deem relevant? While I don't see the point of Sony's move, it is legal, and it's surely not immoral either. Whatever comes after might be immoral though. I'll save my outrage until they start suing people discovered during this inspection.
Since it's a civil suit, law enforcement doesn't really have a right to go through his financial records. There is something called "Discovery" though, where each party in a case can petition the courts to force the other side to turn over pertinent records that they believe could help make their case. Discovery is what gives Sony the right, since they managed to convince a judge that the information there could be constructive to their case.
And he still had cassettes. I know, I had him (and yes, he was very simple). He was Soundwave's counterpart was all. After all, you can't have kids supporting one side not have a gimmick toy that the other side has.
Hey, transformers toys were hugely creative. I'd like to see you come up with a robot that turns in to a ghetto blaster that ejects cassettes that turn in to a rhino, puma, or smaller robot.
The only problem is suitable sand for glass is technically a limited resource. While one or two companies could switch to glass nowadays, with the fact that most people throw out their bottles rather than return them, you'd eventually run out. Plant-based materials can be simply planted in more places, and even better if the intermediate product is useful for something else.
Why the fuck would I go elsewhere? This place is the best. Someone else even got my joke and gave me a +1 Funny. Just because you lack a sense of humour doesn't mean I do.
Gullible is just a primary characteristic. Secondary characteristics are what the individual lawyers look for. Defending a spouse accused of murdering her philandering husband? Get a lady who has been through a divorce. Prosecuting a fraud case? Get a bunch of poor people. You look for people more likely to be sympathetic to your side, and then you don't have to worry about how strong your case is. You just bleat at them that this person is who they [hate/love] and who cares about facts?
How it matters is that space mission funding is precarious, and the equipment is easily damaged. A death on the launch pad will not be brushed aside. It will be a thorough investigation with potential delays in the mission, and implications on future funding decisions if the mission is delayed. Moreso, if something was damaged in the accident, the mission might be scrubbed for an indeterminate amount of time.
However, the focus of the story is on human tragedy, and the life that ended, leaving it up to the reader to realise what this could mean. I realize that means you'd have to actually put some thought in, but this is Slashdot. Commenters are supposed to be fairly intelligent folk.
Have you watched a collegehumor vid? You just described them accurately. "What one ok editor could do in a day." I think the only reason it'd be impressive by a youtuber is because a) they're not getting paid to bother, and b) 90% of youtube is of absolute shit quality.
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You're still the idiot, because no one's saying he wanted the game for free, he's just saying that he went and got the cracked version OF THE GAME HE PAID FOR. Not of a game he returned, not of a game he wanted, but of a game currently in his possession.
Then maybe math should become less about solving formulae and more about identifying variables and constructing formulae to obtain the needed information. It's not a bad idea by any stretch, though how workable it is could be debated.
If you call Plants vs. Zombies "High Quality," there's no arguing with you. It's fun, but it's a game that would take about a day to program, and then art asset creation takes however long you feel like. It's made by Pop Cap. They thrive on cheap impulse buy games that cost nearly nothing to produce. Plants vs. Zombies is completely undeep, and is basically glorified rock-paper-scissors. World of Goo is a better example, but still is an entire game built around applying the same mechanic in slightly different ways, or padded ways. If you want your argument completely blown out of the water, there's Pilotwings Resort. It's a glorified tech demo, and still has more *actual* depth than 99% of what you'll see on iOS and Android. Multiple vehicles that all act and control completely differently, each with a different set of missions, multiple ranks of missions, and a free-flight mode with hundreds of collectables. It's a game that's easy for anyone to pick up and do decently on, but still with enough depth and precision that you can feel like you're improving if you practice. Am I denying that it's possible to have deep games at cheap price points? No. But games for iOS and Android are pretty much designed around only having those few minutes to play, so they rarely get deep. PSP/3DS games are designed around having a larger chunk of time, not to mention having dedicated controls, so it's possible to do more complex things more easily. The price point is also hampered by the need for physical media since the games are so much larger.
Except according to Christianity, Satan isn't a god, he's a fallen angel, and doesn't have godly powers (omnipotence and omniscience). He's unable to create something from nothingness, for instance. Thus, according to their beliefs, there is only one god.
Actually, I figure it'd be more like getting gas at a full-service station. Attendant pops your hood, swaps a cell or two, and you pay for the power charge. Only as a bonus, if you're not driving a ton, you can just fill-er-up at home, or while you're at work, if you've got a spot with an outlet.
No, in a single word, "everything." TG's track is pretty much worst-case scenario. You are never going to drive a car in anything resembling that fashion in real life. It's like the difference between saying "most people will get 4 hours out of their laptop battery," and then someone coming along and running 5 video cameras off it while playing Crysis over a 4G stick, with 5.1 speakers, and then going "Yeah, it'd last about 5 minutes." Their results are still accurate, but hardly fucking useful.
Not sure why parent was marked flamebait, since it's true, but GP wasn't. Read up on the Industrial Revolution people, and you'll see why unions were originally created.
Just like everything though, past good does not excuse present evil, and there's a lot of unions that are in sore need of overhaul.
Communism and authoritarianism.
Are you shitting me? What is more likely to happen is "Which tower is older? That one? Axe it. And fire half our field techs." People will probably see worse service within about 6 months.
I'm sure it's more similar to "The Wall Street." As in "Journal."
Actually, hilariously, it asks for a password even if one isn't set up. Found out the fun way when I needed to install something on a computer, and the password didn't work on the prompt. After contacting the tech-in-charge to double-check the password, I tried logging on to the admin account, and it went right in without asking for a password. Pointed out to TIC when he got in that he'd missed the password on that one.
Actually, if you're not running an admin account, Win 7 will ask for the admin account password for anything that gets a UAC prompt. I know this because the demo machines are work are secured suchly, and the box has popped up with password requirements.
And what, exactly, would the point of "neutral parties" going through the information? Are you going to let them determine what is and is not germane to the defence or prosecution of the case, and only pass along what they deem relevant? While I don't see the point of Sony's move, it is legal, and it's surely not immoral either. Whatever comes after might be immoral though. I'll save my outrage until they start suing people discovered during this inspection.
Since it's a civil suit, law enforcement doesn't really have a right to go through his financial records. There is something called "Discovery" though, where each party in a case can petition the courts to force the other side to turn over pertinent records that they believe could help make their case. Discovery is what gives Sony the right, since they managed to convince a judge that the information there could be constructive to their case.
And he still had cassettes. I know, I had him (and yes, he was very simple). He was Soundwave's counterpart was all. After all, you can't have kids supporting one side not have a gimmick toy that the other side has.
Hey, transformers toys were hugely creative. I'd like to see you come up with a robot that turns in to a ghetto blaster that ejects cassettes that turn in to a rhino, puma, or smaller robot.
The only problem is suitable sand for glass is technically a limited resource. While one or two companies could switch to glass nowadays, with the fact that most people throw out their bottles rather than return them, you'd eventually run out. Plant-based materials can be simply planted in more places, and even better if the intermediate product is useful for something else.
Why the fuck would I go elsewhere? This place is the best. Someone else even got my joke and gave me a +1 Funny. Just because you lack a sense of humour doesn't mean I do.
No, that's what happens when you read 96% of comments lately. Including this one.
Gullible is just a primary characteristic. Secondary characteristics are what the individual lawyers look for. Defending a spouse accused of murdering her philandering husband? Get a lady who has been through a divorce. Prosecuting a fraud case? Get a bunch of poor people. You look for people more likely to be sympathetic to your side, and then you don't have to worry about how strong your case is. You just bleat at them that this person is who they [hate/love] and who cares about facts?
Nah, that makes sense. After all, NASA's all about getting things high.
How it matters is that space mission funding is precarious, and the equipment is easily damaged. A death on the launch pad will not be brushed aside. It will be a thorough investigation with potential delays in the mission, and implications on future funding decisions if the mission is delayed. Moreso, if something was damaged in the accident, the mission might be scrubbed for an indeterminate amount of time.
However, the focus of the story is on human tragedy, and the life that ended, leaving it up to the reader to realise what this could mean. I realize that means you'd have to actually put some thought in, but this is Slashdot. Commenters are supposed to be fairly intelligent folk.
I admit it, I laughed, and if I had mod points, you'd get one.
Have you watched a collegehumor vid? You just described them accurately. "What one ok editor could do in a day." I think the only reason it'd be impressive by a youtuber is because a) they're not getting paid to bother, and b) 90% of youtube is of absolute shit quality.
http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp10092003.shtml