How about an escrow system where I can pay my money for the game, but don't receive it until the DRM is removed? And if the price drops in the meantime, I get a refund. Or if I decide to cancel, I get a full refund. That way, the developer will see that there are gamers out there wanting to put money in their hands for a legitimate copy of the game, but unwilling to put up with the DRM.
In the meantime, I can download the cracked version...:)
Let me get this straight... the BBC pays for their internet connection, and they will have to pay a tariff appropriate to the bandwidth that they use in providing these services, which covers iPlayer video being delivered from their servers. As a consumer, I pay for my internet connection, and pay a tariff appropriate to the bandwidth that I use in consuming services, included iPlayer video that I download and stream. So if both ends are paid for, what is the problem?
It sounds to me like BT has suddenly realised that they have oversold their services on the basis that not everyone uses their internet connection at the same time. This is a classic telecommunications model. Except that, unlike the telephone, our internet access is largely un-metered (flat-rate charge), and we can use it even when we are not physically present.
I know everyone likes eye candy these days, but really, does the look of the Windows UI really make much difference? One of the biggest things I think Microsoft got wrong was to assume that people only cared about what Windows looked like, and really didn't care about how it worked. Now, I'm pretty sure that a lot of people don't care about how it works, as long as it does.
I am presuming that the cost of rolling out fibre to the final 16% is based on the previous 84% having already been done, but why not start with the customers with the most need?
End users in towns and cities tend to have the higher rate ADSL services, some now achieving 24Mbps, which seems more than adequate for the time being. Get the rural customers that have the greatest need served first...
Actually looks like they have captured the nature of Max Payne (or at least that's how it seems from this brief trailer). The Hitman film was good, but not great, and the two Lara Croft offerings were pretty poor, but this looks promising.
I don't know - mix this with presence information in ebay accounts, and when looking at an auction, you get a link to the seller's skype for text and/or voice chat.
If I were a Green party supporter, I'd be pissed: my leadership ought to be focused on (duh) the environment and human health, not which way software contracts are steered down in IT. Each new release of Microsoft software drives hardware sales to meet the increased CPU and RAM requirements. Surely this is an environmental concern.
Using GNU/Linux on older hardware is more than feasible.
Apple used FreeBSD and this was a success. What Microsoft needs is a service based operating system kernel, such as this one. It would be nice to see it used.;-)
I doubt that they can pull this off. It is not that the Microsoft engineers are not capable. In fact, I am sure that they are. I just don't think that management and marketing have the balls.
Everyone is quick to point out the 'limitations' imposed by Apple on developers, but I haven't heard anyone pointing out what a rich API is available through the SDK. Why not? Probably because that sort of news doesn't generate enough traffic.
Personally, I have downloaded the SDK. I have an iPhone that I use for business (and fun!) purposes, and I can think of a couple of applications that I would like to see developed, and as an Objective-C/Cocoa developer, I am in good stead to do so. I was amazed at both the quality and quantity of the features available on the iPhone through the SDK, and how simple and straightforward the development process was. As a veteran WinCE developer (and I did wince, lots) I know how not to go about development for resource limited devices, and I can only say that the whole experience so far has been very rewarding.
Thinking about the 'limitations', I can only say that the iPhone is not a desktop computer. It is not tethered to the wall by a power cord, and as a user, I really do put battery life over and above some background task that may or may not add to the quality of my use. I think Apple is right to be concerned about the type and quality of applications installed on these devices, because they care about the user experience.
OK, so there is a page right there on their website that lists all the open source products that they use in their offering. How do I get to that page from their web-site? I googled, and whilst I can find that page, there doesn't seem to be a page that links to that page from in their web-site. I'm not saying that it is not there, it is just that I cannot find it, and I guess the OP couldn't either. The customer certainly didn't.
Er, the 10 cubits is surely the surface measurement of the bowl, rather than the radius, so this could be accurate. Although I'm sure that I will be modded down for this.
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My favourite is the tie fighter: ]-o-[
if the price drops in the meantime, I get a refund
That's no different to pre-ordering from Amazon.
<sarcasm>In the meantime, I can download the cracked version... :)</sarcasm>
There - I fixed it for you. :)
How about an escrow system where I can pay my money for the game, but don't receive it until the DRM is removed? And if the price drops in the meantime, I get a refund. Or if I decide to cancel, I get a full refund. That way, the developer will see that there are gamers out there wanting to put money in their hands for a legitimate copy of the game, but unwilling to put up with the DRM.
In the meantime, I can download the cracked version... :)
You should try UnixWare, imo it's a lot better than Fedora. And it's backed by SCO, which is a lot larger and older than Red Hat. :p
We actually pay a flat rate charge for most calls, but some are charged additionally. Mostly, people call us though. ;-)
Let me get this straight... the BBC pays for their internet connection, and they will have to pay a tariff appropriate to the bandwidth that they use in providing these services, which covers iPlayer video being delivered from their servers. As a consumer, I pay for my internet connection, and pay a tariff appropriate to the bandwidth that I use in consuming services, included iPlayer video that I download and stream. So if both ends are paid for, what is the problem?
It sounds to me like BT has suddenly realised that they have oversold their services on the basis that not everyone uses their internet connection at the same time. This is a classic telecommunications model. Except that, unlike the telephone, our internet access is largely un-metered (flat-rate charge), and we can use it even when we are not physically present.
I was really looking forward to a file system that never needed to be upgraded... I guess I'll keep on waiting.
Heck, if it really never needs to be upgrades, I would say hang on in there until it works. It will be worth the wait. ;-)
I know everyone likes eye candy these days, but really, does the look of the Windows UI really make much difference? One of the biggest things I think Microsoft got wrong was to assume that people only cared about what Windows looked like, and really didn't care about how it worked. Now, I'm pretty sure that a lot of people don't care about how it works, as long as it does.
and that someone has the right to refuse entry.
If only the same could be said for that poor goat. :-(
I am presuming that the cost of rolling out fibre to the final 16% is based on the previous 84% having already been done, but why not start with the customers with the most need?
End users in towns and cities tend to have the higher rate ADSL services, some now achieving 24Mbps, which seems more than adequate for the time being. Get the rural customers that have the greatest need served first...
I'm getting 160kbps on my ADSL connection, and it sucks. Roll me out some fibre, please...
LAMP is supported in most (if not all) GNU/Linux distributions, and it is certainly supported in both the server and desktop versions of Ubuntu.
Actually looks like they have captured the nature of Max Payne (or at least that's how it seems from this brief trailer). The Hitman film was good, but not great, and the two Lara Croft offerings were pretty poor, but this looks promising.
I don't know - mix this with presence information in ebay accounts, and when looking at an auction, you get a link to the seller's skype for text and/or voice chat.
I'm pretty sure that this is the kind of exploit that David Levinson used back in 1996.
Using GNU/Linux on older hardware is more than feasible.
GAPE - Google App Engine
I always use 1&1 Internet, which has excellent support and is extremely well priced. For hosting, Joyent is your friend.
Apple used FreeBSD and this was a success. What Microsoft needs is a service based operating system kernel, such as this one. It would be nice to see it used. ;-)
'Start your photocopiers' anyone?
I doubt that they can pull this off. It is not that the Microsoft engineers are not capable. In fact, I am sure that they are. I just don't think that management and marketing have the balls.
Everyone is quick to point out the 'limitations' imposed by Apple on developers, but I haven't heard anyone pointing out what a rich API is available through the SDK. Why not? Probably because that sort of news doesn't generate enough traffic.
Personally, I have downloaded the SDK. I have an iPhone that I use for business (and fun!) purposes, and I can think of a couple of applications that I would like to see developed, and as an Objective-C/Cocoa developer, I am in good stead to do so. I was amazed at both the quality and quantity of the features available on the iPhone through the SDK, and how simple and straightforward the development process was. As a veteran WinCE developer (and I did wince, lots) I know how not to go about development for resource limited devices, and I can only say that the whole experience so far has been very rewarding.
Thinking about the 'limitations', I can only say that the iPhone is not a desktop computer. It is not tethered to the wall by a power cord, and as a user, I really do put battery life over and above some background task that may or may not add to the quality of my use. I think Apple is right to be concerned about the type and quality of applications installed on these devices, because they care about the user experience.
If only you had of thought of it, and sooner... ;-)
OK, so there is a page right there on their website that lists all the open source products that they use in their offering. How do I get to that page from their web-site? I googled, and whilst I can find that page, there doesn't seem to be a page that links to that page from in their web-site. I'm not saying that it is not there, it is just that I cannot find it, and I guess the OP couldn't either. The customer certainly didn't.
Er, the 10 cubits is surely the surface measurement of the bowl, rather than the radius, so this could be accurate. Although I'm sure that I will be modded down for this.
Just my two shekels worth.