Slashdot posts a story about a pre-alpha sourceforge project.
Nice... but at least there's code to show they are more than just talk?
Umm... no.
Pre-Alpha... please. How many sourceforge projects are in pre-alpha that have good ideas? And what has ever come out from that?
This is news... when its in beta and have files available and most people can get it running somewhat. Right now its an idea... and that isn't newsworthy.
I don't think we should be saying anything about these types of projects until one is in a beta stage and has something to show about it.
Honestly, there are a lot of good ideas that are soureforge projects in Pre-Alpha stages. How many projects actually get to beta, though? I'm guessing 10% or less.
I want to know why there isn't a modern day version of "X-Wing vs TIE Fighter"? Think about it. Imagine setting up 4 squadrons of Rebel ships, and 6 squadrons of Imperial ships, and capital ships on both sides....
Now put in a different person in each ship (multiple people to man guns on capital ships), and use the web.
I agree. The only thing I'd add is:
Would you rather someone log into a new operating system where everything is foreign and they have to learn every application from scratch...
or they log into an operating system to find software they already know how to use and the only thing to learn is the intricacies of the OS...
Doesn't that violate some states anti-spam laws? I thought one of the points is to make a way for people to remove themselves from the list in a way such as this...
I think the problem is that there is far too much risk involved. I think he'd be better off simply buying $26.5k stock from VA Software..... well... maybe not THAT risky... but still...;-)
Seriously, though... what happens if he, say, gets caught cheating and is banned from the game? Does he lose his investment? Who takes control?
They can load whatever software they want on their machines, but we do audit the network continuously.') I wonder how much time is spent combatting spyware?
I am a software consultant. The first thing I usually need when I go to a new client is to have local admin to run various coding tools (app servers, for example).
Do those clients have spyware running rampant? No, because the people that have local admin aren't idiots. I'm sure MS spends time educating non-techies on what to d/l and what not to. Its not surprising nor do I necessarily think its a bad thing for people to have local admin on their machines.
Of course, if this wasn't about MS, I'm sure no one would care... but some people simply need someway to stick it to MS....
Yeah, I was joking about the whole 'conspiracy' aspect (no idea why it was modded 'informative'). It wasn't a conspiracy at all. The guys were knowingly doing an illegal activity in broad daylight. Should be open and shut case.
Or does the phrase "conspiracy in the video game industry" really not sell you on the idea that the federal government needs to get a task force to eliminate it?
Seriously... it sounds like EA executives have imprinted subliminal messages to assassinate the president, until they are sniffed out by the ESA black-op soldiers!
Seriously, though... we have to hold off judgement until we know exactly what they are being arrested for. If they are just modding the boxes or are offering something on top of that.
Neither Microsoft Office nor Windows supports Swahili.
How much profit do you think MS is losing by not translating to Swahili? I'm guessing you don't see a Swahili version because they wouldn't get enough profit to support it.
Granted, I don't want to take away from OO's success here. Open source finding its ways into (technologically) underdeveloped countries will go a long way to making it more standard worldwide.
From the summary: Results (larger PDF) are quite interesting, with near 50-50 splits on a variety of questions involving fair use and filesharing.
OK, so everything is split in half.
'Across the board, artists and musicians are more likely to say that the internet has made it possible for them to make more money from their art than they are to say it has made it harder to protect their work from piracy or unlawful use.'
More at the NY Times (soul stealing subscription required)
For crying out loud, people... Slashdot should be the source of the bugmenot craze. You don't need to worry about subscriptions when you have it. And it has a firefox plugin to make it EVEN EASIER!
Wait... is this just something 'cool' to say, like putting a $ in Microsoft? Cause... in that case... YOUR AN IDIOT.:-P
Firefox? GAIM? How good is Knoppix at detecting and setting up the network card and drivers? Everytime I install linux (granted, I use SuSE), it always has a hard time with my network card, and I end up doing it manually. Someone that isn't a good techie will have a hard time with this.
I'd suggest staying the 'nonnetwork apps' route and maybe add Firefox and GAIM on it just in case the network install goes well....
Seriously... I bought the CD, and had my issues with Steam the first day. Most people will bitch and moan about steam for months. I don't mind it so much, and the HL2 experience more than overshadows any steam issues.
Keep in mind... the people bitching about steam right now are the people who will bitch about it forever. The whole 'having to be online to play a single player game' isn't an issue for me, cause I got roadrunner on all the time, anyway...
Which means what if you are using a 56k modem? You get to play the game in a few days time?
Umm... if you have the firepower to actually play HL2, there's pretty good odds you have broadband.
Or how about if you live in Iceland where consumers are charged for every MB they download outside of Iceland. Valve set up a server in iceland for the locals but then didn't bother to update it.
Get the boxed version and you don't need to worry about d/ling the game.
We can all come up with extreme examples, but Valve has made it so its targetting 95% of its intended audience. The other 5% will whine, but I don't think there is a significant amount of people to make a difference.
Raise your hand if you think Playstation can beat Nintendo. It has the games, the shelf-space, and the name recognition. And to top it all off, its a good product.
Never underestimate the consumer. I don't think this generation of PSP will woo over customers, but I think its got a shot after a generation or two...
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Or, you could simply use Bug Me Not. It even has a firefox plugin.
The whole Sell your soul to the NYTimes to Read is getting old... actually it was old a year ago, and now its simply ridiculous.
... when you are rooting for the Microsoft Gaming Companies to outdo the EA gaming companies profts.
Thanks for the new sig line!
Slashdot posts a story about a pre-alpha sourceforge project.
Nice... but at least there's code to show they are more than just talk?
Umm... no.
Pre-Alpha... please. How many sourceforge projects are in pre-alpha that have good ideas? And what has ever come out from that?
This is news... when its in beta and have files available and most people can get it running somewhat. Right now its an idea... and that isn't newsworthy.
I don't think we should be saying anything about these types of projects until one is in a beta stage and has something to show about it.
Honestly, there are a lot of good ideas that are soureforge projects in Pre-Alpha stages. How many projects actually get to beta, though? I'm guessing 10% or less.
...is, of course, does that mean I can install linux on my razor?!?!?
I want to know why there isn't a modern day version of "X-Wing vs TIE Fighter"? Think about it. Imagine setting up 4 squadrons of Rebel ships, and 6 squadrons of Imperial ships, and capital ships on both sides....
Now put in a different person in each ship (multiple people to man guns on capital ships), and use the web.
Who wouldn't want to play that?!?!
Just for the record, I was in line for Madden shortly after it came out. I'm on the fourth year of my franchise in all-madden mode.
This is one geek who enjoys football and hates anime.
... hollywood thinks gamers are the frat-boy, rap loving, dew drinking jocks that play the following games: Tony Hawk, Madden, and GTA.
Of course, this is completely wrong in most ways and its not a surprise that any 'real' gamer thinks the award cermony was trash.
I agree. The only thing I'd add is:
Would you rather someone log into a new operating system where everything is foreign and they have to learn every application from scratch...
or they log into an operating system to find software they already know how to use and the only thing to learn is the intricacies of the OS...
Doesn't that violate some states anti-spam laws? I thought one of the points is to make a way for people to remove themselves from the list in a way such as this...
I think the problem is that there is far too much risk involved. I think he'd be better off simply buying $26.5k stock from VA Software..... well... maybe not THAT risky... but still... ;-)
Seriously, though... what happens if he, say, gets caught cheating and is banned from the game? Does he lose his investment? Who takes control?
There aren't laws for virtual real estate...
They can load whatever software they want on their machines, but we do audit the network continuously.') I wonder how much time is spent combatting spyware?
I am a software consultant. The first thing I usually need when I go to a new client is to have local admin to run various coding tools (app servers, for example).
Do those clients have spyware running rampant? No, because the people that have local admin aren't idiots. I'm sure MS spends time educating non-techies on what to d/l and what not to. Its not surprising nor do I necessarily think its a bad thing for people to have local admin on their machines.
Of course, if this wasn't about MS, I'm sure no one would care... but some people simply need someway to stick it to MS....
Yeah... everytime I hear about 'new journalism' its always blogging.
We have to remember that, sure, it may be viewed as journalism, but what it shouldn't be viewed as is 'news' nor 'fact.'
Yeah, I was joking about the whole 'conspiracy' aspect (no idea why it was modded 'informative'). It wasn't a conspiracy at all. The guys were knowingly doing an illegal activity in broad daylight. Should be open and shut case.
Or does the phrase "conspiracy in the video game industry" really not sell you on the idea that the federal government needs to get a task force to eliminate it?
Seriously... it sounds like EA executives have imprinted subliminal messages to assassinate the president, until they are sniffed out by the ESA black-op soldiers!
Seriously, though... we have to hold off judgement until we know exactly what they are being arrested for. If they are just modding the boxes or are offering something on top of that.
Neither Microsoft Office nor Windows supports Swahili.
How much profit do you think MS is losing by not translating to Swahili? I'm guessing you don't see a Swahili version because they wouldn't get enough profit to support it.
Granted, I don't want to take away from OO's success here. Open source finding its ways into (technologically) underdeveloped countries will go a long way to making it more standard worldwide.
From the summary:
Results (larger PDF) are quite interesting, with near 50-50 splits on a variety of questions involving fair use and filesharing.
OK, so everything is split in half.
'Across the board, artists and musicians are more likely to say that the internet has made it possible for them to make more money from their art than they are to say it has made it harder to protect their work from piracy or unlawful use.'
OK, they think the internet is good...
So... which is it??
of course not (hence the ';-)') :-D
Dude... I'm a married geek dad. Kissing Ashley Judd is much, much higher!! ;-)
More at the NY Times (soul stealing subscription required)
:-P
For crying out loud, people... Slashdot should be the source of the bugmenot craze. You don't need to worry about subscriptions when you have it. And it has a firefox plugin to make it EVEN EASIER!
Wait... is this just something 'cool' to say, like putting a $ in Microsoft? Cause... in that case... YOUR AN IDIOT.
Firefox? GAIM? How good is Knoppix at detecting and setting up the network card and drivers? Everytime I install linux (granted, I use SuSE), it always has a hard time with my network card, and I end up doing it manually. Someone that isn't a good techie will have a hard time with this.
I'd suggest staying the 'nonnetwork apps' route and maybe add Firefox and GAIM on it just in case the network install goes well....
.... gravity gun + sawblades + row of zombies == MAD FUN.
Seriously... I bought the CD, and had my issues with Steam the first day. Most people will bitch and moan about steam for months. I don't mind it so much, and the HL2 experience more than overshadows any steam issues.
Keep in mind... the people bitching about steam right now are the people who will bitch about it forever. The whole 'having to be online to play a single player game' isn't an issue for me, cause I got roadrunner on all the time, anyway...
Which means what if you are using a 56k modem? You get to play the game in a few days time?
Umm... if you have the firepower to actually play HL2, there's pretty good odds you have broadband.
Or how about if you live in Iceland where consumers are charged for every MB they download outside of Iceland. Valve set up a server in iceland for the locals but then didn't bother to update it.
Get the boxed version and you don't need to worry about d/ling the game.
We can all come up with extreme examples, but Valve has made it so its targetting 95% of its intended audience. The other 5% will whine, but I don't think there is a significant amount of people to make a difference.
Go back a decade.
Raise your hand if you think Playstation can beat Nintendo. It has the games, the shelf-space, and the name recognition. And to top it all off, its a good product.
Never underestimate the consumer. I don't think this generation of PSP will woo over customers, but I think its got a shot after a generation or two...