For ease of understanding I used the same punishment in my example, even if it doesn't make sense, but there are a lot of things you could do about it, but won't, because you are in a free country. The thing about freedom is that people are free to pursue their own interests, leaving them vulnerable to pressure from large groups that threaten them.
The problem is that your country (assuming you are american, apologies if you aren't) is not willing to stand up for the beliefs it was founded on. Neither is mine, for that matter, but my country, being small and poor, has little influence on anyone at all. But if the United States blocked Facebook for going against freedom of speech, guess who they'd choose not to antagonize.
I was banned from google adsense several years ago, apparently for life, and I never really understood what I did wrong (nor was I told). After a considerable amount of time I got two communications from google that were different from the normal autonotice - One telling me I could appeal, and another one rejecting my appeal, still without any explanation (it only confirmed that, yes, I was supposed to be banned). Meanwhile, I've known people who did abuse the system in one way or another or at least broke the ToS, without any consequences. I've also known others who were banned - back at that time you people were going all out with the banning - but I have to say, what a horribly broken system you have.
Well, for situations in which you remember having dreamed, and perhaps that you were scared, or having fun, or something like that, you can still remember nothing of what actually happened.
Personally I'm not much of a gamer - I play consistently, but only certain adventure, independent or old games. I read a lot, though. I frequently have dreams in which I can control myself within a certain plot, and which I enjoy very much like I would an interactive movie. I usually remember them immediately after I wake up, but then quickly forget. I never have control over my environment or think to check whether I'm dreaming, mainly because I just don't care. I never remember any real nightmares (I'm sure I have them like everyone else), though in some of my interactive dreams things always happen that annoy me or are contrary to what I'd wish that would happen.
I'm not american or canadian, but I've been on a road trip which visited exactly that stretch of land and I must say it's a seriously beautiful region, even despite Seattle. I hope it's not torn apart by a mega-earthquake; it would be a waste.
If users don't know, don't want to know, and don't want to get someone to help them, it's their own damn fault (I'd figured I wouldn't have to repeat this here, but apparently you didn't read the many other comments disagreeing with you).
It's not about what Google did or didn't do. There are people messing with unprotected networks all over the world and mostly they get away with it. If Google is successfully convicted because of this, it sets a dangerous precedent.
Your session ID and your unprotected data consist in waves you are broadcasting into the public road (or your neighbor's residence). Would you be able to sue someone who heard you having a loud argument with your wife? What if that person happened to be running a tape recorder - let's say he was an executive on his morning jog who was recording a speech - and your argument was caught in it, but he didn't do anything with it?
And you're looking at people who left the house by crossing the threshold of the gaping hole because they wanted to and are now in a public place.
I really can't understand people who are against Google on this. If Google loses it will set an extremely dangerous precedent allowing everyone in the already sue-happy america who thinks they have an expectation of privacy when they are in public to flood the courts with stupid lawsuits. Oh, you're reading my slashdot username? Nevermind that I'm posting that to a public website, no one explicitly told me it would be visible to others! Time to sue everyone reading this post.
So now being ignorant is an excuse for being able to sue people? Why do people even go to school anymore? We should all shut down our brains and be idiots for the rest of our lives, so we can accuse the people on the other side of all our failed actions and interactions of "taking advantage of us" and make them PAY.
There may be an expectation of privacy, but it's an UNREASONABLE one.
RTFS... They were expecting to replace dead units with *used* units bought from the pool of current "fat PS3" owners, but with this update, most owners will cripple their own PS3s, making it incredibly harder for them to find suitable units.
Nintendo has Shigeru Miyamoto... Everything he touches is guaranteed money. I'm not a fanboy, I'm just stating the facts: The man is extremely competent and reliable at what he does. Sony and Microsoft, on the other hand, have huge losses and hardware defects - which, believe it or not, are much worse for your reputation than the lack of good graphics, as good graphics do not really make a good game, but you can't play if your GPU has melted your console - and the inability to innovate, having resorted to copying what Nintendo already had. Nintendo has the DS, a champion of sales. Nintendo DIDN'T have the third party developers to begin with (in this generation), and many of them regretted it when they saw which side the wind was blowing.
It seems to me that many who call themselves "gamers" overestimate their importance. It's people who matter, salary-earning individuals, and most people are "casual" gamers. Why should NIntendo care about you? They're making money. They're successful. They're happy. They're a business, not a charity for FPS and RPG lovers.
The introduction of the first web names using so-called country code top-level domains (CCTLDs) is the culmination of several years of work by the organisation.
Could have sworn they've been available for quite a while...
Isn't that the problem? I personally want something unique and original, something with an easy learning curve that can be picked up and played for 30 minutes, possibly with friends, or something with a kickass storyline that will keep me interested despite the same-old gameplay. It's amazing how few games manage to provide one of these experiences these days.
Gish was plenty of fun back when I played it. Perhaps a little short for some, but it can be very challenging, especially in the normal difficulty level or higher. It's mostly pure realistic-physics-based platforming, including opponents that walk around sometimes. You play a blob of tar. You can jump, become heavy and solid (most useful when you're in the middle of the air), squishy and slippery (sliding down small cracks) and adhere to walls and the ceiling. It has a level editor.
I finished it and it was great. I think it took me 22-24 hours (without all the treasures and recipes but with everything else). Too bad Bit Blot are no longer together, or so it seems.
I agree. Almost all games I play these days are either on the PC or on the Wii; Most of them independent or small studio games. There is no interesting games guide like the list of nominees for the IGF awards.
When I was in high school, I made a small tool (I wouldn't even call it a trojan - it made no attempt to disguise itself) which ran on the background of the school's Windows computers and allowed me, while in class, to take and retrieve screenshots from any computer or open their cdrom drives remotely and other such funny stuff. I used it several times in front of the teacher, and he only found it amusing. He wasn't so amused when I extracted his admin password from one of those old insecure Windows password fields, but he just told me not to do it again. And it's not like the teacher was particularly skilled or the principal a very friendly person (she wasn't, and she didn't like me very much), but at least they were mentally sane. Note, however, that I'm not american. Maybe teachers over there have a higher degree of suppressed rage against their students. Or maybe I was just lucky to end up in that school.
I do the same. If the game sucks, I quickly realize it and stop playing. If it doesn't, I play until the end, then buy a legal copy. Access to the game is easier and faster, there is no interruption at the end of the demo, no DRM trouble for myself, and the publishers get their money. Everyone wins!
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Yes, it's the game mechanics themselves that are flawed for this whole genre.
For ease of understanding I used the same punishment in my example, even if it doesn't make sense, but there are a lot of things you could do about it, but won't, because you are in a free country. The thing about freedom is that people are free to pursue their own interests, leaving them vulnerable to pressure from large groups that threaten them.
The problem is that your country (assuming you are american, apologies if you aren't) is not willing to stand up for the beliefs it was founded on. Neither is mine, for that matter, but my country, being small and poor, has little influence on anyone at all. But if the United States blocked Facebook for going against freedom of speech, guess who they'd choose not to antagonize.
I was banned from google adsense several years ago, apparently for life, and I never really understood what I did wrong (nor was I told). After a considerable amount of time I got two communications from google that were different from the normal autonotice - One telling me I could appeal, and another one rejecting my appeal, still without any explanation (it only confirmed that, yes, I was supposed to be banned). Meanwhile, I've known people who did abuse the system in one way or another or at least broke the ToS, without any consequences. I've also known others who were banned - back at that time you people were going all out with the banning - but I have to say, what a horribly broken system you have.
Well, for situations in which you remember having dreamed, and perhaps that you were scared, or having fun, or something like that, you can still remember nothing of what actually happened.
Personally I'm not much of a gamer - I play consistently, but only certain adventure, independent or old games. I read a lot, though. I frequently have dreams in which I can control myself within a certain plot, and which I enjoy very much like I would an interactive movie. I usually remember them immediately after I wake up, but then quickly forget. I never have control over my environment or think to check whether I'm dreaming, mainly because I just don't care. I never remember any real nightmares (I'm sure I have them like everyone else), though in some of my interactive dreams things always happen that annoy me or are contrary to what I'd wish that would happen.
I'm not american or canadian, but I've been on a road trip which visited exactly that stretch of land and I must say it's a seriously beautiful region, even despite Seattle. I hope it's not torn apart by a mega-earthquake; it would be a waste.
If users don't know, don't want to know, and don't want to get someone to help them, it's their own damn fault (I'd figured I wouldn't have to repeat this here, but apparently you didn't read the many other comments disagreeing with you).
It's not about what Google did or didn't do. There are people messing with unprotected networks all over the world and mostly they get away with it. If Google is successfully convicted because of this, it sets a dangerous precedent.
Your session ID and your unprotected data consist in waves you are broadcasting into the public road (or your neighbor's residence). Would you be able to sue someone who heard you having a loud argument with your wife? What if that person happened to be running a tape recorder - let's say he was an executive on his morning jog who was recording a speech - and your argument was caught in it, but he didn't do anything with it?
And you're looking at people who left the house by crossing the threshold of the gaping hole because they wanted to and are now in a public place.
I really can't understand people who are against Google on this. If Google loses it will set an extremely dangerous precedent allowing everyone in the already sue-happy america who thinks they have an expectation of privacy when they are in public to flood the courts with stupid lawsuits. Oh, you're reading my slashdot username? Nevermind that I'm posting that to a public website, no one explicitly told me it would be visible to others! Time to sue everyone reading this post.
So now being ignorant is an excuse for being able to sue people? Why do people even go to school anymore? We should all shut down our brains and be idiots for the rest of our lives, so we can accuse the people on the other side of all our failed actions and interactions of "taking advantage of us" and make them PAY.
There may be an expectation of privacy, but it's an UNREASONABLE one.
When I type "mal" in my google search box in Firefox, Malamanteau is one of the suggestions.
RTFS... They were expecting to replace dead units with *used* units bought from the pool of current "fat PS3" owners, but with this update, most owners will cripple their own PS3s, making it incredibly harder for them to find suitable units.
"lackluster" is possibly the last adjective I'd choose to describe Aquaria.
Nintendo has Shigeru Miyamoto... Everything he touches is guaranteed money. I'm not a fanboy, I'm just stating the facts: The man is extremely competent and reliable at what he does. Sony and Microsoft, on the other hand, have huge losses and hardware defects - which, believe it or not, are much worse for your reputation than the lack of good graphics, as good graphics do not really make a good game, but you can't play if your GPU has melted your console - and the inability to innovate, having resorted to copying what Nintendo already had. Nintendo has the DS, a champion of sales. Nintendo DIDN'T have the third party developers to begin with (in this generation), and many of them regretted it when they saw which side the wind was blowing.
It seems to me that many who call themselves "gamers" overestimate their importance. It's people who matter, salary-earning individuals, and most people are "casual" gamers. Why should NIntendo care about you? They're making money. They're successful. They're happy. They're a business, not a charity for FPS and RPG lovers.
The introduction of the first web names using so-called country code top-level domains (CCTLDs) is the culmination of several years of work by the organisation.
Could have sworn they've been available for quite a while...
Isn't that the problem? I personally want something unique and original, something with an easy learning curve that can be picked up and played for 30 minutes, possibly with friends, or something with a kickass storyline that will keep me interested despite the same-old gameplay. It's amazing how few games manage to provide one of these experiences these days.
Gish was plenty of fun back when I played it. Perhaps a little short for some, but it can be very challenging, especially in the normal difficulty level or higher. It's mostly pure realistic-physics-based platforming, including opponents that walk around sometimes. You play a blob of tar. You can jump, become heavy and solid (most useful when you're in the middle of the air), squishy and slippery (sliding down small cracks) and adhere to walls and the ceiling. It has a level editor.
I finished it and it was great. I think it took me 22-24 hours (without all the treasures and recipes but with everything else). Too bad Bit Blot are no longer together, or so it seems.
It may be a bad day for balloon launches, but at least jokes seem to be flying right past some people.
We all are, but evil pirates keep their money in their pockets instead of spending it, and that added weight allows them to escape detection.
Antiviruses have false positives sometimes - Better than false negatives. If the alert looks odd to you upload the file to virustotal.
I agree. Almost all games I play these days are either on the PC or on the Wii; Most of them independent or small studio games. There is no interesting games guide like the list of nominees for the IGF awards.
When I was in high school, I made a small tool (I wouldn't even call it a trojan - it made no attempt to disguise itself) which ran on the background of the school's Windows computers and allowed me, while in class, to take and retrieve screenshots from any computer or open their cdrom drives remotely and other such funny stuff. I used it several times in front of the teacher, and he only found it amusing. He wasn't so amused when I extracted his admin password from one of those old insecure Windows password fields, but he just told me not to do it again. And it's not like the teacher was particularly skilled or the principal a very friendly person (she wasn't, and she didn't like me very much), but at least they were mentally sane. Note, however, that I'm not american. Maybe teachers over there have a higher degree of suppressed rage against their students. Or maybe I was just lucky to end up in that school.
I do the same. If the game sucks, I quickly realize it and stop playing. If it doesn't, I play until the end, then buy a legal copy. Access to the game is easier and faster, there is no interruption at the end of the demo, no DRM trouble for myself, and the publishers get their money. Everyone wins!
They're thinking of the children!