...it hasn't taken off in TV, video games (how many people with a 3DS just leave the 3D turned off all the time? I do), or even in movies aside from a few isolated successes. Because it's inconvenient, expensive, and doesn't add anything really compelling.
And what other reader is there other than 'info'? They should use the version of the idea that already some some (relatively) non-crap user interfaces available: HTML.
texinfo is good for learning the deep details of a product.
No, it's not. It is clunky and difficult to navigate. A set of linked HTML pages would be good for learning the deep details of a product. Texinfo is just crap.
Any user oriented system in development (as HURD clearly is) has to add support for USB, sound cards and SATA at some point. That is no reason for ridicule.
Yes, and for a system that's been in development as long as HURD has, that point was over five years ago. The fact that they're only doing it now is very much a reason for ridicule.
At this point, I can only envision somebody at the head of Gnome saying, "Dammit, people are still using Gnome! Well, what else can we do to kill this thing?"
Just look at Darksiders 2 or Dark Souls--both games are arguably better on a console due to the interface and controls (Dark Souls is essentially unplayable without a game pad, and Darksiders 2 isn't much better).
Er...you *are* aware that you can use game pads on the PC, right? That, in fact, you can generally use the exact same hardware you use on the console, if you're minded to.
PLEX is the bridge between dollar and ISK - can be purchased with or sold for both.
No. And your explanation is wrong as well. PLEX can be bought for real-life money only from CCP (which the only way PLEX is created, incidentally). Once PLEX enters the game, players may buy and sell it for ISK. Selling PLEX to any party for real-life money is expressly PROHIBITED by CCP. Both "Guy B" and "Guy C" in your example are in violation of the TOS with CCP and could have their accounts terminated.
Frankly, I don't give a damn if no one's been *successfully* prosecuted. Getting involved in a court case--even successfully--is a nightmare timesink, and I won't risk it.
What usually happens is the police bust down your door, confiscate all your computers and you maybe get them back 18 months later after spending a small fortune on legal fees.
Exactly. When you can tell me that won't happen, I might consider it.
You want me to do something that may get me in legal trouble--which I may or may not be able to get out of, but will cause me no end of trouble even if I do--can possibly cause my internet connection to collapse under ballooning bandwidth demand unless I do extensive and technical reconfiguration of my network setup, and is in complete violation of my Terms of Service with my Internet provider, so other people don't have to pay their Internet bills?
no but MMOs that use math rolls essentially function in a phased turn semi-realtime mode.
I have absolutely no idea what you mean by that. Given that MMOs involve large amounts of asynchronous activity by large amounts of players, making them in any way turn-based is normally quite difficult, although it has been occassionally done (Kingdom of Loathing is an exception that comes to mind, as is the combat in Dofus). Eve is not in any way turn-based. Abilities are on timers, but you never have to wait for your "turn" to use an ability that is ready.
- little pluses and squares, because you have to zoom way, way out to prevent your computer from melting
Actually, Eve is rather easy on the computer (as is the case with most older MMOs). You zoom out less to save CPU/GPU cycles and more because it's the only way you can see the actual tactical situation, since in most battles, it's likely to be spread out over dozens of kilometers at a minimum--hundreds if you've got ships outfitted for sniping.
You use your real money to buy a month's subscription, and an item called a Pilot's License Extension is deposited in your inventory. You can either use it to extend your own sub by a month, or you can trade it on the in-game market for ISK or any other goods.
Not quite. Nobody uses a PLEX they bought for US dollars to extend their own subscriptions because they cost $20 and you can buy a month's extension to your subscription directly for $15. PLEX are bought from CCP solely for the purpose of selling them on the market for ISK (or for obtaining Aurum, but that's another subject). People who have a lot of ISK then buy them so they can play without having to spend real-life money.
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...it hasn't taken off in TV, video games (how many people with a 3DS just leave the 3D turned off all the time? I do), or even in movies aside from a few isolated successes. Because it's inconvenient, expensive, and doesn't add anything really compelling.
And what other reader is there other than 'info'? They should use the version of the idea that already some some (relatively) non-crap user interfaces available: HTML.
No, it's not. It is clunky and difficult to navigate. A set of linked HTML pages would be good for learning the deep details of a product. Texinfo is just crap.
On any car I've seen, turning the key to "off" does *not* lock the steering wheel. Removing the key from the lock does.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
"And people were willing to pay it."
What other reason is there?
Yes, and for a system that's been in development as long as HURD has, that point was over five years ago. The fact that they're only doing it now is very much a reason for ridicule.
http://dmdb.org/lyrics/freberg.underground.html#A4
Alas, I couldn't find a site with an actual audio recording of it--the tune was as funny as the lyrics.
And that's fine, as long as you accept that at least sometimes, the answer is "No."
...you're dependent on the magic vibrating pen.
Yeah, that's a big improvement.
...it turned out to be Betty White.
When the University officially strips you of your degree, it's moved from "smear campaign" to "substantiated charges".
Personally, I prefer Chun Li.
At this point, I can only envision somebody at the head of Gnome saying, "Dammit, people are still using Gnome! Well, what else can we do to kill this thing?"
Er...you *are* aware that you can use game pads on the PC, right? That, in fact, you can generally use the exact same hardware you use on the console, if you're minded to.
Buy nine spatulas, get the tenth for just one penny!
No. And your explanation is wrong as well. PLEX can be bought for real-life money only from CCP (which the only way PLEX is created, incidentally). Once PLEX enters the game, players may buy and sell it for ISK. Selling PLEX to any party for real-life money is expressly PROHIBITED by CCP. Both "Guy B" and "Guy C" in your example are in violation of the TOS with CCP and could have their accounts terminated.
Han: "Yeah, kid, but could you fly it? You gotta train almost a year to fly a Titan."
Frankly, I don't give a damn if no one's been *successfully* prosecuted. Getting involved in a court case--even successfully--is a nightmare timesink, and I won't risk it.
Exactly. When you can tell me that won't happen, I might consider it.
You want me to do something that may get me in legal trouble--which I may or may not be able to get out of, but will cause me no end of trouble even if I do--can possibly cause my internet connection to collapse under ballooning bandwidth demand unless I do extensive and technical reconfiguration of my network setup, and is in complete violation of my Terms of Service with my Internet provider, so other people don't have to pay their Internet bills?
Ah, no. Good day,sir.
When you lived in a less affluent area, you probably didn't have too many neighbors who used WiFi.
No, the opposite. "In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice, but in practice, there is".
I have absolutely no idea what you mean by that. Given that MMOs involve large amounts of asynchronous activity by large amounts of players, making them in any way turn-based is normally quite difficult, although it has been occassionally done (Kingdom of Loathing is an exception that comes to mind, as is the combat in Dofus). Eve is not in any way turn-based. Abilities are on timers, but you never have to wait for your "turn" to use an ability that is ready.
Actually, Eve is rather easy on the computer (as is the case with most older MMOs). You zoom out less to save CPU/GPU cycles and more because it's the only way you can see the actual tactical situation, since in most battles, it's likely to be spread out over dozens of kilometers at a minimum--hundreds if you've got ships outfitted for sniping.
Not quite. Nobody uses a PLEX they bought for US dollars to extend their own subscriptions because they cost $20 and you can buy a month's extension to your subscription directly for $15. PLEX are bought from CCP solely for the purpose of selling them on the market for ISK (or for obtaining Aurum, but that's another subject). People who have a lot of ISK then buy them so they can play without having to spend real-life money.