They assume a player has a keyboard and a mouse and sometimes make him switch between them way too much or use both at the same time.
Console games, on the other hand, are much simpler since the controller is the only input device most users have.
Console games played on a PC let you remap the keys to fit your hands. Yes, they can be much simpler than their PC (and more modern) counterparts, but don't overlook them just because of that.
I'm sure you can find many many console games in whatever genre you're looking for.
P.S. in the Atari days, most games (those using the joystick) could be played perfectly well with one hand - remember the sticks with the fire button on top?
Things Wrong with Satellite: Well, nothing.... We're just stealing that because we can.
Stealing? If somebody broadcasts information through my home - and body - is it reasonable to try and forbid me from intercepting this information?
This should be legal. It probably is legal in almost any country other than the U.S. If you don't want me to have the information, don't broadcast it at me. Or try to encrypt it; I'll try to decrypt it.
The battle on spam must be fought on all available fronts, and providing penalties which can be levied against the company that hired the spammers is an important front.
Can this not be done by technical rather than legal means? Maybe by creating some software that keeps spidering web sites indefinitely. We just need to teach people that when they receive spam that links to a web site, just paste the link into the software - and there you have a massive DDoS attack against the company that hired the spammers.
It would seem to me that a political outsider in office committed to poring over the books, combined with a fiscal crisis, would provide some kind of opportunity to advance the cause of free (beer / speech) software.
The last thing I need to do, or anybody needs to do is watch almost 2 full days of OLD TV shows.
Because of course it doesn't matter if a show is clever or witty or funny or informative or thought-provoking or if the acting is great or the effects are amazing; the only criterion is how NEW the show is. That's why I don't have a TiVo; I don't want to watch the best shows, just the ones that are on RIGHT NOW.
...the only people who would ever say that the two are the same are those who have never used a word processor, or for some maniacal reason like to use white-out on their mistakes.
With the recent connection of Sobig to a spam network, what if: * Grandma has a box that got hax0red * box is used to send 100.000 emails
Again: If the sender only pays $0.01 when the recepient indicates they should, $1 will probably last people a year, so there's no point ever having more than $5 in your email deposit. If somebody hacks into Grandma's box, they can send 500 emails, or $5 worth of emails. Hardly seems worth it.
By artificially making each email cost something, the economics of the email system become identical to the economics of postal email, except it's faster. That's the idea, unless I'm missing something.
Again: The sender is only billed $0.01 if the receipient so chooses.
The bottom line is, as long as it is free, spam will flourish.
Only if it's free AND anonymous.
There's two ways to fix it: Either make it non-anonymous, or non-free (at least if the recepient so indicates). Of course a combination is possible (I may want to spend $0.01 on an anonymous email once in a while).
I have to send a few emails a day -- so I'm paying pennies per day? That's ridiculous. Plus, there's already all this software that sends and receives email for free... it's all going to have to change.
How about this: The recepient indicates whether or not the sender should pay $0.01.
Regular folk will take ages to spend $1 (spiteful receipients, etc), and spammers will have to pay $0.01 for each message.
> 2. No mouse control. Games are designed to utilize controllers, not mice.
> 4. Investment in console is not an investment in PC hardware upgrade or other PC games. And vice versa. Consider the price of the top of the line graphics card - more than the entire console.
> 6. Inability to store several games at once? Huh? Even a standard PSX memory card has 15 save slots. The Xbox actually lets you have virtually unlimited saves on the hard drive.
> 10. Poor games You've got to be kidding.
> 11. Developers are "trapped" by the console's limited OS infrastructure PC developers are trapped by having to choose the minimal hardware to support, confused by infinite configurations, and undermined by the OS limitations. How is being completely free worse than being limited by the OS?
> 12. Consoles are "toaster" technology that doesn't impart any requirement for the user to "learn" anything new. ????? Are you specifically looking for appliances that are difficult to learn and use?
Overall, it sounds like you only know about PC-type games - and you're right, these are best on the PC. But there are so many game types you're not even aware of.
And consider these. I can play my NES and SMS games from 15 years ago. How many of your 15 year old PC games can you still play?
Now if they did that for older PC games that can't run on todays hardware. For example, Motorhead. I miss that game but I can't run it on anything over 98 and it doesn't play well without the Voodoo Glide drivers.
If only they'd coded the game for some kind of VM...
All of Infocom's games are still playable - and most of them not only on PCs, but on practically every computer imaginable.
Does it display a EULA? Does it try to install itself without your knowledge?
Is that legal at all?
I wish I had a lot of time on my hands.. I'd go buy the CD (paying cash), open it, find out that it's not an audio cd as advertised and in fact tries to hack your machine, try to return it opened, and when refused would sue in a small claims court. Hopefully that would let more people be familiar with the issues. Buy music CDs? No way man, the RIAA just want to hack into your machine. Download the mp3 instead just to be on the safe side.
Really, how long before they'll try to install software that reports back with a list of all of your MP3s?
Through loopholes in computer security, it is technically possible to install undesired software on a person's hard drive without their knowledge or approval.
Furthermore, this is legal.
But letting a person know about this issue and explaining how to fix it is not legal?
Replace the email system with a system that makes sending forged email non-trivial.
I may still wish to accept anonymous emails, but nothing that contains HTML for sure, and maybe only if I can cause the sender 1 cent of damage (maybe by depleting some anonymous fund - for most people paying 1 dollar as a deposit will last forever, spammers would have a dollar disappear in seconds as 100 people mark it as spam and a cent is claimed each time).
In the meantime, seriously, I'd be happy with bouncing each message containing HTML+links, links by IP addresses, or links to domains registered in.cn,.kr or.br . These seem to be the big three right now. Unfortunately I'm using a web-based email solution so I can't implement any of this.
If only we could convince lawmakers to pass actual anti-spam laws, it would be a nice stop-gap solution.
Specifically, we need a way to go not after the anonymous spammer, but after the business being spammed.
What if anybody receiving a spamvertisement for a product could order it, pay with a credit card (up to $500), then present the spam, keep the product and not be required to pay the credit card company?
Just an example, I know that would not work in practice.
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But wouldn't it be easier just to make education GBA games?
And pay Nintendo how much in licensing fees per cart? And how much per dev station?
Not to mention having the titles stocked in the same shelf as Super Mario Brothers, where parents may never see them or understand what they are?
Blue screen of death in audio form?
Um, blue... screech of death?
Why does the term "possession is 99% of the law" come to mind for this case?
No idea. In fact, I dare you to back up that statistic. Failing that, I dare you to stop using this term.
PC games are a hassle.
They assume a player has a keyboard and a mouse and sometimes make him switch between them way too much or use both at the same time.
Console games, on the other hand, are much simpler since the controller is the only input device most users have.
Console games played on a PC let you remap the keys to fit your hands. Yes, they can be much simpler than their PC (and more modern) counterparts, but don't overlook them just because of that.
I'm sure you can find many many console games in whatever genre you're looking for.
P.S. in the Atari days, most games (those using the joystick) could be played perfectly well with one hand - remember the sticks with the fire button on top?
Things Wrong with Satellite: Well, nothing.... We're just stealing that because we can.
Stealing? If somebody broadcasts information through my home - and body - is it reasonable to try and forbid me from intercepting this information?
This should be legal. It probably is legal in almost any country other than the U.S. If you don't want me to have the information, don't broadcast it at me. Or try to encrypt it; I'll try to decrypt it.
The battle on spam must be fought on all available fronts, and providing penalties which can be levied against the company that hired the spammers is an important front.
Can this not be done by technical rather than legal means? Maybe by creating some software that keeps spidering web sites indefinitely. We just need to teach people that when they receive spam that links to a web site, just paste the link into the software - and there you have a massive DDoS attack against the company that hired the spammers.
How about forcing companies to add this warning to, say, ANY software that could, you know, create a security and privacy risk?
No, that's just crazy talk.
Maybe it's a good thing. I hope this leads to stations broadcasting non-RIAA music, online and off. RIAA artists get enough exposure as it is.
It would seem to me that a political outsider in office committed to poring over the books, combined with a fiscal crisis, would provide some kind of opportunity to advance the cause of free (beer / speech) software.
from the normal slashdot headlines.
Is innovation dead?
Is Java dead?
Is bluetooth dead?
Is HTML dead?
Is ethernet dead?
(ad nauseum)
Quit being cheap little theives
Quit calling us thieves (or even theives), you child abuser.
How can I listen to them on the go?
The last thing I need to do, or anybody needs to do is watch almost 2 full days of OLD TV shows.
Because of course it doesn't matter if a show is clever or witty or funny or informative or thought-provoking or if the acting is great or the effects are amazing; the only criterion is how NEW the show is. That's why I don't have a TiVo; I don't want to watch the best shows, just the ones that are on RIGHT NOW.
...the only people who would ever say that the two are the same are those who have never used a word processor, or for some maniacal reason like to use white-out on their mistakes.
Fumes?
With the recent connection of Sobig to a spam network, what if:
* Grandma has a box that got hax0red
* box is used to send 100.000 emails
Again: If the sender only pays $0.01 when the recepient indicates they should, $1 will probably last people a year, so there's no point ever having more than $5 in your email deposit. If somebody hacks into Grandma's box, they can send 500 emails, or $5 worth of emails. Hardly seems worth it.
By artificially making each email cost something, the economics of the email system become identical to the economics of postal email, except it's faster. That's the idea, unless I'm missing something.
Again: The sender is only billed $0.01 if the receipient so chooses.
The bottom line is, as long as it is free, spam will flourish.
Only if it's free AND anonymous.
There's two ways to fix it: Either make it non-anonymous, or non-free (at least if the recepient so indicates). Of course a combination is possible (I may want to spend $0.01 on an anonymous email once in a while).
I have to send a few emails a day -- so I'm paying pennies per day? That's ridiculous. Plus, there's already all this software that sends and receives email for free... it's all going to have to change.
How about this: The recepient indicates whether or not the sender should pay $0.01.
Regular folk will take ages to spend $1 (spiteful receipients, etc), and spammers will have to pay $0.01 for each message.
> 2. No mouse control.
Games are designed to utilize controllers, not mice.
> 4. Investment in console is not an investment in PC hardware upgrade or other PC games.
And vice versa. Consider the price of the top of the line graphics card - more than the entire console.
> 6. Inability to store several games at once?
Huh? Even a standard PSX memory card has 15 save slots. The Xbox actually lets you have virtually unlimited saves on the hard drive.
> 10. Poor games
You've got to be kidding.
> 11. Developers are "trapped" by the console's limited OS infrastructure
PC developers are trapped by having to choose the minimal hardware to support, confused by infinite configurations, and undermined by the OS limitations. How is being completely free worse than being limited by the OS?
> 12. Consoles are "toaster" technology that doesn't impart any requirement for the user to "learn" anything new.
?????
Are you specifically looking for appliances that are difficult to learn and use?
Overall, it sounds like you only know about PC-type games - and you're right, these are best on the PC. But there are so many game types you're not even aware of.
And consider these. I can play my NES and SMS games from 15 years ago. How many of your 15 year old PC games can you still play?
Get it here.
60 games? That is a rather small number.
If you'd like more games to be avaliable, you can encourage companies other than Atari to follow suit - by purchasing the Atari games at StarRoms.
Now if they did that for older PC games that can't run on todays hardware.
For example, Motorhead. I miss that game but I can't run it on anything over 98 and it doesn't play well without the Voodoo Glide drivers.
If only they'd coded the game for some kind of VM...
All of Infocom's games are still playable - and most of them not only on PCs, but on practically every computer imaginable.
Does it display a EULA? Does it try to install itself without your knowledge?
Is that legal at all?
I wish I had a lot of time on my hands.. I'd go buy the CD (paying cash), open it, find out that it's not an audio cd as advertised and in fact tries to hack your machine, try to return it opened, and when refused would sue in a small claims court. Hopefully that would let more people be familiar with the issues. Buy music CDs? No way man, the RIAA just want to hack into your machine. Download the mp3 instead just to be on the safe side.
Really, how long before they'll try to install software that reports back with a list of all of your MP3s?
Through loopholes in computer security, it is technically possible to install undesired software on a person's hard drive without their knowledge or approval.
Furthermore, this is legal.
But letting a person know about this issue and explaining how to fix it is not legal?
Like AverageAOLUser said, OMG WTF?
Replace the email system with a system that makes sending forged email non-trivial.
.cn, .kr or .br . These seem to be the big three right now. Unfortunately I'm using a web-based email solution so I can't implement any of this.
I may still wish to accept anonymous emails, but nothing that contains HTML for sure, and maybe only if I can cause the sender 1 cent of damage (maybe by depleting some anonymous fund - for most people paying 1 dollar as a deposit will last forever, spammers would have a dollar disappear in seconds as 100 people mark it as spam and a cent is claimed each time).
In the meantime, seriously, I'd be happy with bouncing each message containing HTML+links, links by IP addresses, or links to domains registered in
If only we could convince lawmakers to pass actual anti-spam laws, it would be a nice stop-gap solution.
Specifically, we need a way to go not after the anonymous spammer, but after the business being spammed.
What if anybody receiving a spamvertisement for a product could order it, pay with a credit card (up to $500), then present the spam, keep the product and not be required to pay the credit card company?
Just an example, I know that would not work in practice.