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I loved the original starcraft game but didn't really like playing online because of the cheating and honestly it's more fun to play in a room full of people you know. I also don't support this designed obsolescence crap. I can still load up starcraft and play it with my friends and will still be able to in 10 years regardless of what happens to blizzard.
I just sent off an email to blizzard telling them I'm not buying their new version and I suggest you do the same. It only takes a minute and if everyone started doing something other than sitting on their asses things might change.
Edison even went so far as building the worlds first Electric Chair (for use in executions),
Hehe if I remember correctly it took three separate jolts to kill the first inmate. Edison must have been rather angry about that. It probably would have been an interesting thing to see him get all upset and start yelling why won't you die damnit.
And even if NASA just left it up there, who really wants to try and support old warn out tech designed by someone else?
The Russians apparently...
I hear they are going to install black jack tables and send up hookers... I'd love to get in on that action as it really sounds like a capitalist dream come true but alas I live in America...
No, no, no... don't be silly... you get the warrant after you record the crime it's been common for a few years now. Didn't you get the memo? no? o... sorry must have slipped our minds.
If you can get to a DOS prompt don't forget about the old trusty program called laplink. You can transfer files via serial or parallel port and you only need to have the laplink program on the one computer to get started but you gotta have da DOS first.
P.S. You gotta get a hard drive... you'll go mad with floppies very quickly.. remember 512MB is the limit for IDE without using the umm overlay ummm I've forgot what it was called... o well nothing of value was lost...
You'll get your fiber to your home in a few years but your internet speed will still be locked at 10/10Mbps. The rest of the bandwidth will be used for pay-per-view and other services as deemed by your local monopoly. O and you'll still be using ipv4 because it would cost a little money upgrade to 6 and they wouldn't want you to have more than 1 IP anyhow, at least not without spending $400 on a business account. O and No static addresses ether... And port 80 among others will still be filtered. It's all for your protection citizen...
I agree that RL threats are way over the top. But the guy still sounds like a jerk, the tactics sound questionable, and while I don't condone RL threats, I'd certainly go after him in-game.
I'm in total agreement. People in the game could have formed an angry mob or something and that would be fine with me. Yeah he probably did act like a jackass but there is nothing new to that happening in an online game or for that mater here on slashy-dots or anywhere else online...
The reason given is because it may taint the jury pool. When knowing facts makes the jury unsuitable, you've got a problem (Due process arguments notwithstanding). It's also because if effective defence of this type of court action becomes widely known, the RIAA will find it harder to get their way.
But how does the RIAA's public campaign telling everyone that downloading a song is stealing and kills artists not tainting the jury pool? Why do they get to spread half-truths all day and everyone else has to follow the rules? Maybe a judge should issue a gag-order on the RIAA since they are now in court asking juries to give them $80,000 per song do they can feed the starving artists.
The only reason he was "unbeatable" was because he built a character optimized to exploit a cheap trick that didn't rely on his own strength. I mean, he talks himself up as being skilled, but the truth is a little less flattering. Plus, he wasn't as nice and innocently curious of a guy as he pretends to be. An AC below notes that he would taunt people, post bragging kill logs, etc.
Sounds like he was a true hero and killed the bad guys without getting any experience or money for it... wow...
Regardless, everyone is missing the point which is if someone is being a troll it's not ok to make death threats like "I'm going to come find you and kill you in real life because you hurt my computer game villain."
I'll also make the point that if he was doing something wrong then the game developers would have banned him wouldn't they?
Last point I'll make is he doesn't care what YOU think... he was doing research on how people act in these games and people where more than happy to show him just how dumb they truely are.
I've got some old DeskStars at work you can have:)
O god NO! You keep those fuckers away from me! I still have nightmares that involve screaming red hot IBM hard drives chasing me down and burning themselves into my flesh...
G thanks now I gotta make a Therapist appointment for tomorrow...
you should kick it off by leading the charge yourself
Your totally right AC.. What was I thinking all these years... I should have just become 'an Hero'. Thank you so much AC. You can now tell all your friends that you where finally successful at trolling after so many years and years of masturbation to Furry Porn in your batman one piece outfit your mom got you. Maybe one day you will be able to get a girlfriend or maybe even a job! but probably not so you should just become 'an Hero' like me since you really have no hope of ever having a life.
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EA employees read slashdot as well... ;)
That's great! Got a email address of someone in management we can yell at?
In Australia, 1800 numbers have 6 digits following the 1800. The number listed is correct.
I really had no idea, thanks for the heads up.
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I loved the original starcraft game but didn't really like playing online because of the cheating and honestly it's more fun to play in a room full of people you know. I also don't support this designed obsolescence crap. I can still load up starcraft and play it with my friends and will still be able to in 10 years regardless of what happens to blizzard.
I just sent off an email to blizzard telling them I'm not buying their new version and I suggest you do the same. It only takes a minute and if everyone started doing something other than sitting on their asses things might change.
http://us.blizzard.com/support/webform.xml?locale=en_US
I see no way to email EA without having an account. Maybe someone else can find a method.
Does your company replace all the furniture every time Herman Miller comes out with a new line?
Of coarse!
AIG,INC
Edison even went so far as building the worlds first Electric Chair (for use in executions),
Hehe if I remember correctly it took three separate jolts to kill the first inmate. Edison must have been rather angry about that. It probably would have been an interesting thing to see him get all upset and start yelling why won't you die damnit.
At least those of us who speak french have much better passwords. Mine is 10 characters long, that's 2 characters better than yours!
O yeah! Well my passwords go to 11.. yeah that's right... exactly 1 higher than yours frenchy...
This does not belong in the kernel.
Have you looked at the .config file lately? THERE is A LOT that shouldn't be in the kernel..
Sounds like FIDO.NET for outer space.
And even if NASA just left it up there, who really wants to try and support old warn out tech designed by someone else?
The Russians apparently...
I hear they are going to install black jack tables and send up hookers... I'd love to get in on that action as it really sounds like a capitalist dream come true but alas I live in America...
I remember paying a game called NOX that was pretty funny. It's a RPG where the guy gets his TV stolen for no reason at the beginning.
Well there was that odd time a few years back when they had Microsoft Linux available.... Just saying... (this isn't a joke, they DID)
So are they planning to completely ignore that
No, no, no... don't be silly... you get the warrant after you record the crime it's been common for a few years now. Didn't you get the memo? no? o... sorry must have slipped our minds.
If you can get to a DOS prompt don't forget about the old trusty program called laplink. You can transfer files via serial or parallel port and you only need to have the laplink program on the one computer to get started but you gotta have da DOS first.
P.S. You gotta get a hard drive... you'll go mad with floppies very quickly.. remember 512MB is the limit for IDE without using the umm overlay ummm I've forgot what it was called... o well nothing of value was lost...
Fiber to the home
You'll get your fiber to your home in a few years but your internet speed will still be locked at 10/10Mbps. The rest of the bandwidth will be used for pay-per-view and other services as deemed by your local monopoly. O and you'll still be using ipv4 because it would cost a little money upgrade to 6 and they wouldn't want you to have more than 1 IP anyhow, at least not without spending $400 on a business account. O and No static addresses ether... And port 80 among others will still be filtered. It's all for your protection citizen...
I agree that RL threats are way over the top. But the guy still sounds like a jerk, the tactics sound questionable, and while I don't condone RL threats, I'd certainly go after him in-game.
I'm in total agreement. People in the game could have formed an angry mob or something and that would be fine with me. Yeah he probably did act like a jackass but there is nothing new to that happening in an online game or for that mater here on slashy-dots or anywhere else online...
Everyone got 802.11B and G Wifi and your microwave lighting would kill it dead. Sorry. ...VR sex slave. Didn't you see the film? Don't date a Robot!
Are you speaking with some knowage on the subject or just from your experernce with your pop-corn making?
Yes I saw the Film - "Don't Date Robots!" and it just made me want to date Robots even more!
blah.... You'll still standing on my LAN!
What ever happened to microwave lighting that I saw on TV over a decade ago that was going to kick ass???
and where is my flying car and VR sex slave.
o.. and why does my car from 1997 get the same MPG as all the new ones that don't have massive arrays of lead acid battery's?
The light bulb is lame. I want my damn sharks with flipp'en lasers and you need to get off my LAN son....
The reason given is because it may taint the jury pool. When knowing facts makes the jury unsuitable, you've got a problem (Due process arguments notwithstanding). It's also because if effective defence of this type of court action becomes widely known, the RIAA will find it harder to get their way.
But how does the RIAA's public campaign telling everyone that downloading a song is stealing and kills artists not tainting the jury pool? Why do they get to spread half-truths all day and everyone else has to follow the rules? Maybe a judge should issue a gag-order on the RIAA since they are now in court asking juries to give them $80,000 per song do they can feed the starving artists.
The only reason he was "unbeatable" was because he built a character optimized to exploit a cheap trick that didn't rely on his own strength. I mean, he talks himself up as being skilled, but the truth is a little less flattering. Plus, he wasn't as nice and innocently curious of a guy as he pretends to be. An AC below notes that he would taunt people, post bragging kill logs, etc.
Sounds like he was a true hero and killed the bad guys without getting any experience or money for it... wow...
Regardless, everyone is missing the point which is if someone is being a troll it's not ok to make death threats like "I'm going to come find you and kill you in real life because you hurt my computer game villain."
I'll also make the point that if he was doing something wrong then the game developers would have banned him wouldn't they?
Last point I'll make is he doesn't care what YOU think... he was doing research on how people act in these games and people where more than happy to show him just how dumb they truely are.
What makes it worse is that it's illegal to pass on the right in many states.
by right after it happened, noticed the generators running and went, 'Hm-m-m
You're some kind of witch aren't you? You broke my internet!
BURN THE WITCH!!!
I've got some old DeskStars at work you can have :)
O god NO! You keep those fuckers away from me!
I still have nightmares that involve screaming red hot IBM hard drives chasing me down and burning themselves into my flesh...
G thanks now I gotta make a Therapist appointment for tomorrow...
you should kick it off by leading the charge yourself
Your totally right AC.. What was I thinking all these years... I should have just become 'an Hero'. Thank you so much AC.
You can now tell all your friends that you where finally successful at trolling after so many years and years of masturbation to Furry Porn in your batman one piece outfit your mom got you. Maybe one day you will be able to get a girlfriend or maybe even a job! but probably not so you should just become 'an Hero' like me since you really have no hope of ever having a life.
Take Care, AC!
Go spew you open source crap on someone else's country for the next 12 hours
hahahaha........... no....