Yes, it is true that the commentary (I use the term losely here) is almost inconceivably lame. However, I must strongly disagree about Linux not being possible. Besides the embedding possibilities, the fact is that the robots are remote controlled. The only "computer" inside them is the receiver. Hence, the Linux box would actually be best on the sidelines, connected to a transmitter. Of course, it would be overkill unless you gave it AI and sensors so it could respond on its own (much faster that way). Personally, I think they need to put more battles per episode and less moronic babbling and stupid questions. BTW, did you know that the rules prohibit any non-direct weapons? No fire, no electricity, no heat, no liquids (including liquid nitrogen), no projectiles (unless tethered and retrievable), and no powered flight (although non-powered flight is permitted, even though bots of this nature would have to be too flimsy to do any damage to their opponent).
Okay, so supposedly by ripping open the **UNMARKED** plastic baggy and plugging the cuecat (suspiciously also not marked as concerning this amazing claim of license) into my computer, they claim I can be held to their ULA, even though I'd NEVER SEEN anything up to that point concerning it? I don't think they could make that stick legally. Besides, it's not like it's a marvel of electronic engineering. It's a bar code reader. Big deal. They have done themselves only harm by making a huge stink of this code that could only help them (or at least certainly not hurt them). BTW, if they could make that ULA stick, then I think we should all start putting ULA's on our websites... in tiny print at the bottom of a page buried under layers of menus: "accessing ANY of this site's pages entitles the webmaster to bill and receive from the user $4000.00 per page viewed by said user. User indicates his/her acceptance of this license by digitally accessing any of these pages..."
And just like the DeCSS thing (where the code to READ the DVD is illegal to own for fear that everyone who owns it will start pirating DVDs), this is another gleaming example of our screwed up legal system, where common sense if considered null. If they succeed with the DeCSS lawsuits, you better hold onto your tape recorders, cd burners, typewriters and even your pens and pencils... they may try to claim that by being able to write you have an illegal ability to plagiarize copyrighted materials. It's getting ridiculous.
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Yes, it is true that the commentary (I use the term losely here) is almost inconceivably lame. However, I must strongly disagree about Linux not being possible. Besides the embedding possibilities, the fact is that the robots are remote controlled. The only "computer" inside them is the receiver. Hence, the Linux box would actually be best on the sidelines, connected to a transmitter. Of course, it would be overkill unless you gave it AI and sensors so it could respond on its own (much faster that way). Personally, I think they need to put more battles per episode and less moronic babbling and stupid questions. BTW, did you know that the rules prohibit any non-direct weapons? No fire, no electricity, no heat, no liquids (including liquid nitrogen), no projectiles (unless tethered and retrievable), and no powered flight (although non-powered flight is permitted, even though bots of this nature would have to be too flimsy to do any damage to their opponent).
Okay, so supposedly by ripping open the **UNMARKED** plastic baggy and plugging the cuecat (suspiciously also not marked as concerning this amazing claim of license) into my computer, they claim I can be held to their ULA, even though I'd NEVER SEEN anything up to that point concerning it? I don't think they could make that stick legally. Besides, it's not like it's a marvel of electronic engineering. It's a bar code reader. Big deal. They have done themselves only harm by making a huge stink of this code that could only help them (or at least certainly not hurt them). BTW, if they could make that ULA stick, then I think we should all start putting ULA's on our websites... in tiny print at the bottom of a page buried under layers of menus: "accessing ANY of this site's pages entitles the webmaster to bill and receive from the user $4000.00 per page viewed by said user. User indicates his/her acceptance of this license by digitally accessing any of these pages..." And just like the DeCSS thing (where the code to READ the DVD is illegal to own for fear that everyone who owns it will start pirating DVDs), this is another gleaming example of our screwed up legal system, where common sense if considered null. If they succeed with the DeCSS lawsuits, you better hold onto your tape recorders, cd burners, typewriters and even your pens and pencils... they may try to claim that by being able to write you have an illegal ability to plagiarize copyrighted materials. It's getting ridiculous.