A large portion of the Web is dynamically generated. Isn't it very hard to snapshot it automatically without human interaction?
I doubt that would be included with the arhive... Robots just eat the text don't they? Like Slashdot allows robots, but they read the.shtml and just get it as text instead of the dynamic threaded page... Hrmmm
How many copies of Diablo II could a linux version sell? Most of the people who would buy a Linux version of Diablo II will have already bought a Windows version.
That's what I'm trying to say. We need to pressure companies into finding out that Linux is a good enough platform for games and that they should announce to the public there is one in development. I wouldn't mind paying a few extra dollars for it in the begining. I believe Taco is setting a bad example. He is running a great website dedicated to Linux and the rest of the open source community (among other topics) and he persues to buy windows games the moment they are released.
Your right the Linux market is a subgroup of the Windows Market to a point, but I tihnk it's time we STOP being labeled as these people and break out of it. OH well... we can all dream and bitch can't we?:)
"The way we're able to pull this off is by having robots that go around and contact every Web server around the world periodically, and download each page -- each image -- off of every one of those sites," Kahle said.
How the hell big is this going to be? Every page, and each image off those sites? That'll definately clock in WAY above the 1,000 terrabyte mark (I'd say the proper term, but my mind is numb from the Kiss concert last night...)
What the hell would be the purpose of all this? How is the company going to make money off something ludicrous like this?
Interesting idea.. I could see saving much of the content to come back and see it in years time, but how much use would anyone actaully get out of it? I'd love to see the Net again with Mosaic, minus all the ads that are around now... But still, I don't forsee myself raving over it in the future.
The problem is that there are A LOT of "paper MCSE's", people who have just crammed and crammed to get the piece of paper and who forget everything in a matter of weeks. MCP/MCSE Are becoming less and less 'prestigious' and more 'laughable'.
You have a great point. I'm also a MCSE and I've seen many companies just throw away resumes with "MCSE" on the paper. I'm very fluant in many various UNIXes, and many other Networking technologies and topoligies. It's quite shitty to be shunned just becasue I got a FREE scholarship for MCSE training. The school payed for my complete MCSE course with tests. While I didn't need to purchase any of these tests or training, I shouldn't be penalized.
The MAC version of Diablo 2 has gone gold? That's great... how about everyone pressuring Blizzard about a Linux version?
Linux needs to gain more coverage and aquire more games. This will increase the userbase, hardware coverage, and make many of us who use Linux now much more happy having games for Linux.
People fight and say the companies will still make games for Windows because they know Linux users will dualboot.. While this is true, don't you think that us Linux users would BUY MORE games if they were ALL for Linux?
You're a gay commie loser. hehe. you use aol. aol is for losers. therefore you are a loser. and your sig is wrong. it should be
Am I? Kind of funny I used my girlfriends computer to make an easy e-mail account. I'm known on/. as another username. Heh.
Thanks for making an ass out of yourself.
"This cat Shaft is a bad mother.." not "This cat shaft is a bad mother..."
Thanks for picking that out. I made a mistake. I'll admit to it. I forgot to read. Thanks for flaming it to make a point, when you could've used a constructive comment.
I've usually just ignored X-BOX comments and threads... but all I have to say is how many people are actually going to purchase an X-BOX? I've asked ALL of my friends wether or not they're going to, and all of them are for PS2. Who's going to want a system with little games when they could play ALL of their PSX titles on the PS2...
Oh welps... I learn more by not just plugging it and and making it work, but mainstream public wont. They'll just get aggrivated.
Here's food for thought... You think nVidia already has a deal with Apple, they're just shushing it until the X-Box is fully developed? nVidida is making out like a bandit if you think about it. Default card in the apple's, and their chipset in the X-Box. They're milking it from both companys.
Movies, TV shows, virtual museums and all sorts of other cultural products from symphonies to baseball games will be stored in lifestreams. In other words: each cultural product will be delivered to you in the form of an artifical mind. You will deal with it not as you deal with an object but roughly as you do with a person.
Finally, Germany can install Windows in their homes. What a silly law. Thank god they can put windows in their homes. Air circulation and keeping the cold outside would be nice.
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Oh welps :\
I doubt that would be included with the arhive... Robots just eat the text don't they? Like Slashdot allows robots, but they read the .shtml and just get it as text instead of the dynamic threaded page... Hrmmm
That's what I'm trying to say. We need to pressure companies into finding out that Linux is a good enough platform for games and that they should announce to the public there is one in development. I wouldn't mind paying a few extra dollars for it in the begining. I believe Taco is setting a bad example. He is running a great website dedicated to Linux and the rest of the open source community (among other topics) and he persues to buy windows games the moment they are released.
Your right the Linux market is a subgroup of the Windows Market to a point, but I tihnk it's time we STOP being labeled as these people and break out of it. OH well... we can all dream and bitch can't we? :)
How the hell big is this going to be? Every page, and each image off those sites? That'll definately clock in WAY above the 1,000 terrabyte mark (I'd say the proper term, but my mind is numb from the Kiss concert last night...)
What the hell would be the purpose of all this? How is the company going to make money off something ludicrous like this?
sheesh...
You have a great point. I'm also a MCSE and I've seen many companies just throw away resumes with "MCSE" on the paper. I'm very fluant in many various UNIXes, and many other Networking technologies and topoligies. It's quite shitty to be shunned just becasue I got a FREE scholarship for MCSE training. The school payed for my complete MCSE course with tests. While I didn't need to purchase any of these tests or training, I shouldn't be penalized.
oh welps.
Linux needs to gain more coverage and aquire more games. This will increase the userbase, hardware coverage, and make many of us who use Linux now much more happy having games for Linux.
People fight and say the companies will still make games for Windows because they know Linux users will dualboot.. While this is true, don't you think that us Linux users would BUY MORE games if they were ALL for Linux?
Just some food for thought.. heh.
Am I? Kind of funny I used my girlfriends computer to make an easy e-mail account. I'm known on /. as another username. Heh.
Thanks for making an ass out of yourself.
"This cat Shaft is a bad mother.." not "This cat shaft is a bad mother..."
Thanks for picking that out. I made a mistake. I'll admit to it. I forgot to read. Thanks for flaming it to make a point, when you could've used a constructive comment.
heh.
2) Plug it in.
3) Make it work
I've usually just ignored X-BOX comments and threads... but all I have to say is how many people are actually going to purchase an X-BOX? I've asked ALL of my friends wether or not they're going to, and all of them are for PS2. Who's going to want a system with little games when they could play ALL of their PSX titles on the PS2...
Oh welps... I learn more by not just plugging it and and making it work, but mainstream public wont. They'll just get aggrivated.
Here's food for thought... You think nVidia already has a deal with Apple, they're just shushing it until the X-Box is fully developed? nVidida is making out like a bandit if you think about it. Default card in the apple's, and their chipset in the X-Box. They're milking it from both companys.
They *might* be using nVidia as their stock video card?
How is this going to effect the X-BOX? They're supposed to be using nVidia too 'eh?
I thought all the crackheads went to Berkeley.
Heh.
They'll bitethemselves in their rear end later when another OS Comes along and takes it places...