If that's the case, this might actually be (in a limited fashion) for something useful. One server running more users, in multiple games, so that the clients don't get bogged down.
Oh my god, did I turn off the lights? (checks cell phone)...whew...OH NO, I think I left the water running! (checks cell phone) Disaster averted.
Wow, this is great, but will it allow me to more easily wash my hands 50 times a day?
The pokemon game came before the other pokemon crap. (At least in Japan)
Anyhow, although I hate all aspects of Pokemon except some of the designs (particularly box art on some of the games, and the occasional poster...none of the ones you can buy at K-mart or whatnot, BTW, those all suck), and the games, I must admit, it is better than any other merchandising machine in that, if you're into that kind of thing, all aspects of it can stand on their own. The TV show (at least what I've seen of it) doesn't have the same "toy commercial" vibe that some other kids shows (Most notably two japanese shows currently running..."Zoids," and the Pokemon-inspired "Yu Gi Oh," ) have. The video games definitely don't. The cards are some of the best-designed, most attractive of all CCGs...WAY better than most incarnations of Magic. The toys are mostly not nearly so cheesy as those from franchises which were obviously and exclusively created specifically to sell toys (some might think that of the games, but there was enough of a delay that I'll give Nintendo the benefit of a doubt). The only merchandising monsters that even approach the quality of Pokemon are Disney, and all that Totoro crap. I think the quality of Disney animation in recent years, particularly anything to do with their perennially salable icons puts it below Pokemon, however.
The other way it works is if they can put as many small farmers out of business as possible. Do you think Monsanto wants to sell SEEDS? Screw that, cut out the middle man and put the whole process in the hands of one company.
It is clearly marked (thus much easier to know what it is and where it came from), and it is not planted in the ground which would otherwise be used for growing other crops (meaning that returning it would not leave you less well-off than before)
"Aono said he has even better news from abroad. UCLA and Cambridge University are already expressing interest in co-development, and so are two undisclosed major U.S.-based semiconductor makers. "
Any guesses as to who those semiconducter makers might be? (All right, all right, I realize there are more like 3 or 4 for whom something like this could be CRITICAL...but we at least know ONE, right?)
You don't want to hear people's conversations in RESTAURANTS? Why don't you just gag everyone who's talking to someone in person, too, while you're at it.
At any rate, they let you feel like it is perfectly legal.
I recall a few years ago a story about Sony in Japan buying back a lot of Playstation games from retailers because they were selling them too cheaply. To avoid "confusing" consumers about the price of games.
Same thing in reverse I guess.
Kinda like the Playstation copy-prevention (I almost said "copy protection"....I am so tired of hearing words like that, and "safe" and "secure" used to describe things like this) system, then.
Are there ANY other shows that have had computer-related jokes (mostly related to the robots, of course) that were actually GOOD... on a regular basis?
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Songs are far easier to replace if their value is diluted.
They are less valuable for the same reason that movie stars are more valued than music ones. They're harder to make.
This would require that anyone trying to search for encrypted messages look at spam more than they do, sure. But the fact that you get so much repetition here makes it fairly easy to discern a message encoded in this way from real spam. Just have your filters look for anything in which certain words are repeated a particular number of times, and it ain't real spam.
Besides, if the NSA/FBI/Ex-wife/whoever wanted to decrypt these messages, they could just go and use the same service the intended recipient would. It isn't typical security through obscurity...obscurity is the ONLY security offered here (it isn't a supplement, like for most things).
Usenet was always a better place to search for product information (particularly bad stuff). What would have made that "before you buy" crap better would be tools to aid in narrowing down one's search for a particular product in their usenet archive (not everyone can figure out how to pick the right search terms;P)
Research for direct applications is done by private industry. Only companies huge enough that they could potentially profit from any far-flung application that might come from basic research (for example, IBM) are going to spend a lot of time looking for things no one ever thought of before, rather than figuring out how to put old ideas into practice.
Governments fund basic research, because they don't have to worry about whether they'll be the entity that finally benefits from the applications of that research. If any company in their tax base benefits, they benefit.
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If that's the case, this might actually be (in a limited fashion) for something useful. One server running more users, in multiple games, so that the clients don't get bogged down.
If it didn't play them, it would serve the users right. Winamp is better. (Well, for audio. I still watch all my porn in WMP)
Oh my god, did I turn off the lights? (checks cell phone)...whew...OH NO, I think I left the water running! (checks cell phone) Disaster averted. Wow, this is great, but will it allow me to more easily wash my hands 50 times a day?
The pokemon game came before the other pokemon crap. (At least in Japan)
Anyhow, although I hate all aspects of Pokemon except some of the designs (particularly box art on some of the games, and the occasional poster...none of the ones you can buy at K-mart or whatnot, BTW, those all suck), and the games, I must admit, it is better than any other merchandising machine in that, if you're into that kind of thing, all aspects of it can stand on their own. The TV show (at least what I've seen of it) doesn't have the same "toy commercial" vibe that some other kids shows (Most notably two japanese shows currently running..."Zoids," and the Pokemon-inspired "Yu Gi Oh," ) have. The video games definitely don't. The cards are some of the best-designed, most attractive of all CCGs...WAY better than most incarnations of Magic. The toys are mostly not nearly so cheesy as those from franchises which were obviously and exclusively created specifically to sell toys (some might think that of the games, but there was enough of a delay that I'll give Nintendo the benefit of a doubt). The only merchandising monsters that even approach the quality of Pokemon are Disney, and all that Totoro crap. I think the quality of Disney animation in recent years, particularly anything to do with their perennially salable icons puts it below Pokemon, however.
This kind of thing isn't even REAL whoring. Whole games have been built around, or turned over to particular brands or logos.
The other way it works is if they can put as many small farmers out of business as possible. Do you think Monsanto wants to sell SEEDS? Screw that, cut out the middle man and put the whole process in the hands of one company.
And lawyers can make that happen.
It is clearly marked (thus much easier to know what it is and where it came from), and it is not planted in the ground which would otherwise be used for growing other crops (meaning that returning it would not leave you less well-off than before)
THAT is how it is different.
The author had probably earlier that day whacked off watching "Hackers".
If you didn't, would you have posted as Anonymous Coward?
"Aono said he has even better news from abroad. UCLA and Cambridge University are already expressing interest in co-development, and so are two undisclosed major U.S.-based semiconductor makers. "
Any guesses as to who those semiconducter makers might be? (All right, all right, I realize there are more like 3 or 4 for whom something like this could be CRITICAL...but we at least know ONE, right?)
You don't want to hear people's conversations in RESTAURANTS? Why don't you just gag everyone who's talking to someone in person, too, while you're at it.
At any rate, they let you feel like it is perfectly legal. I recall a few years ago a story about Sony in Japan buying back a lot of Playstation games from retailers because they were selling them too cheaply. To avoid "confusing" consumers about the price of games. Same thing in reverse I guess.
Kinda like the Playstation copy-prevention (I almost said "copy protection"....I am so tired of hearing words like that, and "safe" and "secure" used to describe things like this) system, then.
Are there ANY other shows that have had computer-related jokes (mostly related to the robots, of course) that were actually GOOD... on a regular basis?
Songs are far easier to replace if their value is diluted. They are less valuable for the same reason that movie stars are more valued than music ones. They're harder to make.
Yes, yes indeed it is. (or was last summer)
Are print publishers going to go after scanners next?
This would require that anyone trying to search for encrypted messages look at spam more than they do, sure. But the fact that you get so much repetition here makes it fairly easy to discern a message encoded in this way from real spam. Just have your filters look for anything in which certain words are repeated a particular number of times, and it ain't real spam.
Besides, if the NSA/FBI/Ex-wife/whoever wanted to decrypt these messages, they could just go and use the same service the intended recipient would. It isn't typical security through obscurity...obscurity is the ONLY security offered here (it isn't a supplement, like for most things).
Think we'll see good relevance-searching of news posts based on referring posts? (Or did Deja already do that? I hadn't used it in a couple years)
I can't imagine why anyone still uses AltaVista's front door when you actually your work done going through their back service entrance.
Well, there is the fact that they might sometimes change the link to Babelfish.
Usenet was always a better place to search for product information (particularly bad stuff). What would have made that "before you buy" crap better would be tools to aid in narrowing down one's search for a particular product in their usenet archive (not everyone can figure out how to pick the right search terms ;P)
Wouldn't you just LOVE a Half-Life Happy Meal?
Clinton (to my knowledge) never said it in reference to trying to shut down a web site critical of him personally.
will we be seeing luminescent rodents in the sewers before 2050? Actually, on second thought this could be quite useful...
Yes...it will make life much easier for the eventual Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that will live alongside them.
Research for direct applications is done by private industry. Only companies huge enough that they could potentially profit from any far-flung application that might come from basic research (for example, IBM) are going to spend a lot of time looking for things no one ever thought of before, rather than figuring out how to put old ideas into practice.
Governments fund basic research, because they don't have to worry about whether they'll be the entity that finally benefits from the applications of that research. If any company in their tax base benefits, they benefit.