It was pretty obvious that Intel was making buku bucks off the advertising associated with the original platform. The OLPC guys got taken for a ride by associating with Intel on that one.
Yeah, except for that simple fact that they were using AMD Geode chips in the XOs.
Oh well, apparently the Armageddon is still a few days off.
No, if you read the article (which is from yesterday) you would see that their final update stated that the service was already restored. This is just Slashdot being late to the party.
OK, it checks for software status, which I guess is cool, but what makes me suspect that there is a "Refuse to operate unless the licenses appear OK" aspect to this ?
You're an idiot? All this is saying is that it has to pass a bunch of policy settings to connect. What exactly is supposed to be sinister about that?
Because of copyright, we'll need to wait, what, 70 years until a fan-based, open source game can be made? Yeah, I know someone linked to eDuke32 in this thread, but that's not the same thing. You still have to buy copyrighted assets and not have much control.
Even if the copyright expired tomorrow that wouldn't in anyway mean that you are suddenly going to get access to all the source code and the assets. Whoever ends up holding on to those assets could hold them in private indefinitely.
The saga of Duke Nukem Forever reminds me of how George Lucas discovered CGI, but forgot script writing.
George Lucas was never good at script writing especially with respect to dialog (a fact he himself has admitted). He was mostly saved in the original trilogy by having others help him out with writing the screenplays. If he hadn't been so full of himself and surrounded by so many yes men the prequels might have had a chance of having decent screenplays.
People became paranoid that this tool might expose their activities, which are sometimes illegal, and often immoral, to the light of day. Two people developed a piece of software as a form of social commentary to show how depraved modern society is, because people want to hide their shameful activities.
So you live in a house with no walls and with CCTVs all over the place so you can be constantly monitored by the police and any other government organization? And you never have conversations with people without everyone being able to hear what you're talking about?
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If linux wouldn't bought a computer, this year would be probably the year GNU\Hurd would be finished.
Based on what reasoning? Hurd is the Duke Nukem Forever of OS kernels. It would have self-imploded with or without Linus and the Linux kernel.
Open source would be a lot better off with a few less egomaniacs like Linus and a few more - dare I say it? - RMS's.
RMS not an egomaniac? lolwut? The whole GNU/Linux or GNU+Linux thing is nothing but pure egomania on RMS's part.
As it happened, the release of Linux essentially killed Hurd, although it's technically still around.
Hurd killed itself by the same means that DNF was killed. Linux just helped speed up the process.
Or the Linux policy of barely a year.
And the 1st gen iPhone was a dismal failure until Apple gave customers what they wanted vis-a-vis 3G, native applications, and carrier subsidies.
They sold 6 million of the original iPhones before the 3G came out in 5 quarters. That is hardly something that is considered a "dismal failure".
It was pretty obvious that Intel was making buku bucks off the advertising associated with the original platform. The OLPC guys got taken for a ride by associating with Intel on that one.
Yeah, except for that simple fact that they were using AMD Geode chips in the XOs.
No, this is the exact same story. If you RTFA you'll see that they have a final update that says that service has been restored.
Service has been restored for hours. CmdrTaco is just an idiot who posted this story long after the fact.
That's because this submission and the article are from yesterday when this was actually happening.
You're a fucking idiot. Why would you buy it for full retail price from Newegg when you can get discounted volume licenses from Microsoft?
Except the outage is already over and has been since yesterday.
Oh well, apparently the Armageddon is still a few days off.
No, if you read the article (which is from yesterday) you would see that their final update stated that the service was already restored. This is just Slashdot being late to the party.
"Geek" already seems to be a more honourable badge.
Why would you want to be called something that describes people who bite the heads off of chickens?
I'm a Warlock you insensitive clod!
OK, it checks for software status, which I guess is cool, but what makes me suspect that there is a "Refuse to operate unless the licenses appear OK" aspect to this ?
You're an idiot? All this is saying is that it has to pass a bunch of policy settings to connect. What exactly is supposed to be sinister about that?
Or, maybe, he should have just made up his own game without trying to clone someone else's work and ideas?
Nope, that's not it, because when you get together in groups for stuff like users groups meetings or for a game fest, you're still ridiculed for it.
I've been to many LAN parties in my day. Most of those people are quite deserving of the ridicule they get.
Yeah because it's totally impossible for someone to be both athletic and intelligent. *rolls eyes*
And yet he probably has a girlfriend while you wank with your fleshlight.
You mean the Mac and Linux attitude towards security? That worked out real well with that recent malware in those .deb files, right?
Because of copyright, we'll need to wait, what, 70 years until a fan-based, open source game can be made? Yeah, I know someone linked to eDuke32 in this thread, but that's not the same thing. You still have to buy copyrighted assets and not have much control.
Even if the copyright expired tomorrow that wouldn't in anyway mean that you are suddenly going to get access to all the source code and the assets. Whoever ends up holding on to those assets could hold them in private indefinitely.
The saga of Duke Nukem Forever reminds me of how George Lucas discovered CGI, but forgot script writing.
George Lucas was never good at script writing especially with respect to dialog (a fact he himself has admitted). He was mostly saved in the original trilogy by having others help him out with writing the screenplays. If he hadn't been so full of himself and surrounded by so many yes men the prequels might have had a chance of having decent screenplays.
Yeah, cause the Linux kernel isn't bloated or anything, right?
People became paranoid that this tool might expose their activities, which are sometimes illegal, and often immoral, to the light of day. Two people developed a piece of software as a form of social commentary to show how depraved modern society is, because people want to hide their shameful activities.
So you live in a house with no walls and with CCTVs all over the place so you can be constantly monitored by the police and any other government organization? And you never have conversations with people without everyone being able to hear what you're talking about?
Unfortunately it's up still.