I understand that you wrote This is obviously biased 'cuz the site is 'Segaweb' but it's got a lot of interesting tidbits. As always tho, the real test is the games.
For each system's capability comparisons, why not let an independent reviewer review the two systems and then report on that? There is no purpose in reporting an article on DC vs PS2 that was written by a Seg-affiliated site.
That's like reporting on a MS review that Linux sucks: it's pointless....
then again, i guess it fits in with rest of the topics today...
(although it may sound like one, this is not meant to be a troll, it's just my two cents...i also don't have, or intend to buy, a DC or PS2, so I'm definitely not biased either way) --------------
because they realize that most of the top users learned from pirated copies...
ie: i began programming in 8th grade, but there was no chance in hell i could have afforded to buy a copy of VB at the time....and if i hadn't gotten a pirated copy back then, i wouldn't be nearly as good of a programmer as i am now...
on the other hand, copying music cds doesn't bring any long term benefit to the industry --------------
hire one or two extra librarians that *know* computers (or look for high school or local college that are interested in computers/technology - they'll be cheaper than hiring a professional, they'll learn a lot, and it'll give them a job)
also, make sure the librarians help the people using the computers, that way you can help people do what they're trying to do in the first place, keep a watch to make sure there's nothing bad going on, and it'll raise an interest in younger children who would like to learn more about computers/internet but have no one to guide them... --------------
they can't patent the de-watermarking techniques because someone else created it, unless the original author had to sign over all rights, or didn't keep any evidence of having written it --------------
So I take it Lars is going to sue the University of Rochester for having students who wore shirts with the DeCSS source code which could be used to make illegal copies of the DVD video he released?...
but even still, if the goverment did go to OSS, it would result in much more efficiency at a much lower price...
i'd be very willing to bet that if the gov't petitioned the OSS community to help write a system (assuming nonintrusive like the Carnivore) there would be MANY willing contributors, who would possibly also write it for free (similar to the Mozilla project) --------------
The reason people attack the gaming market is that it's an easy target...
Video/computer games are notorious for their gratuitous violence and lots of blood and gore, along with the fact that the primary users are children.
It's a lot easier to tell people that it's the "violent games" that are causing their children to become violent and socially maladjusted, rather than tell the truth, which is that they have bad parenting skills and don't teach their children the morals that they (children) need to learn. --------------
I would tend to believe that the knowledge learned in the U.S. is primarily not due to college, but rather independent study (and work-related study). Excluding the top schools in the U.S. (MIT, Stanford, Princeton, etc.) the educational system here (especially pre-college - high school and elementary) is terrible. However, there is also a huge amount of commercial competition: private companies are very willing to fund research projects in the hopes of a new discovery, and professionals have to be on the leading edge of technoloy in order to be even considered adequately knowledgeable.
IMO, the schools provide the degrees which allow the step into the commercial atmosphere, and it's the on-the-job pressure combined with the desire of becoming an icon that forces people to work hard, and hence make important discoveries. --------------
when most of us (geeks) buy sytems, we look for power and stability. However, most of the rest of society wants a computer, and has no clue about specifications...so if they have to decide on a choice of various computers, they buy the one that LOOKS cool...which is why iMacs went big (all the dumb people of society who want a *CUTE* 'puter)
there's another company doing the same thing (Qrium - check out the link) they're also making computers that *LOOK COOL* in order to grab the market from the majority of society (chances are that these'll sell better because the run Windoze)...Sony is probably trying to get the amrket from the businesspeople who need laptops but don't really know what kind (buy something *CUTE*)
anyway, it's not really a surprise: once something hits mainstream, you sell it for its visible qualities, not specs (ie: most people would buy a car that looks nice over a car that looked worse but ran a little better) --------------
gameboys are popular at nearly every age level: elementary school through college, and many adults still play, especially now with the GameBoy Colors....
but the one market that Nintendo has not been able to hit was the elderly...This is their attempt to make a product that old people will find useful, will want to buy because it's the "stylin'" thing (since they see all their grandkids playing it....and they can tell their golf buddies how they're getting into the high tech age...
just shows that Ninetnendo really -is- trying to take over the world...
The concept of sign up for our ISP and get a "free" computer was wildly popular...How about, run our software and get a free computer?
This has MANY advantages, including:
1) It really is free, you don't have to pay for the ISP service (which was more like financing)
2) Parents can get computers just for their kids, and while the kids are in school/asleep the computers can be running various routines and be paying themselves off
In turn, this would help increase the number of people with computers, as poor people wouldn't have to pay for the computer, just not use it all the time...and also in turn, it would increase computer literacy...
I'm also sure geeks/gamers would love this oppurtunity, since its a way to get a powerhouse computer(/computers?) free (or at least relatively cheap)
and that's only the beginning....
I'd like to see how this turns out, and how it gets used/abused... --------------
1) how can they monitor what's being bought/sold?
if i buy something from eBay, how will they know what i bought/sold and how much i paid?
and if they can...uhh...there goes all sorts of privacy, since most transactions are done via SSL
2) if it is relatively possible and AT&T does intend on following through, the market/government will decide what goes...
and i'd be VERY willing to bet that
a) general society won't be too pleased (ie: have to pay AOL everytime they buy something)
b) if general society doesn't like it, politicians won't support it
c) if general society doesn't like it, other ISPs won't support it
d) if neither the gov't nor the market accepts, guess what? it crashes
i might be wrong on some points....i'm not sure, but that's as much quick reasoning you'll get at my state of mind right now... --------------
if the u.s. did collect taxes from major corporations (i highly doubt that only microsoft and cisco are taking advantage of this)...much of the poverty-stricken areas in the u.s. could be made better, our education system could be far bettered (possibly even to the extent that college could be free or at a much lower cost)...
in turn, due to higher education, this would lower unemployment, raise the economy, and we could probably even be able to lower taxes for everybody, since the taxes from the corporations would remove the offset from the reduced taxes.
hmmm....why fon't we see a politician say that we will reduce taxes for the general public by taxing corporations (that aren't being taxed)?
I'm sure that would go well with the public...(although they'd need to come up with their fundraising money some other way, since the corps sure as hell won't help any)
Capitalism: Where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer
The result: The "poor" population gets so large and set upon an all-out revolt...utter chaos!
[okay the last part was my lame attempt at humor but hey, there's my 2.5 cents) --------------
if the riaa really was embacing new technology...
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yet. As they have for decades, new technologies and business models will continue to transform how music is distributed, and the recording industry -- whose business is finding new ways to make music available to more people -- will continue to embrace them.
If the RIAA really was embracing new technology, they would not have attacked Napster and MP3.com, to name a few....They would've realized that Napster and MP3.com, having gone mainstream, have a huge share of the mp3 market...the RIAA would have developed a partnership with either system so that either lower-quality mp3s ofartists are available to listen (in order to hear their sound before purchasing the cd, as an mp3 at 64k is good enough to hear, but not worthy to burn and make a cd) and/or allow high-quality mp3s to be bought and downloaded...
THAT would be embracing new technology and "finding new ways to make music available to more people" nad still allow to artist to make money....
However, THAT would also mean that the RIAA (and it's members) would have to share much of the profits with the partner...it's easier to sue, force the company out of business, and then eventually use the same business model to get ALL of the profits, and call that "embracng new technology"... --------------
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if they had criminalized leaks, call it a "conspiracy theory"...what's the difference, noone but the insiders really know the truth
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I understand that you wrote This is obviously biased 'cuz the site is 'Segaweb' but it's got a lot of interesting tidbits. As always tho, the real test is the games.
For each system's capability comparisons, why not let an independent reviewer review the two systems and then report on that? There is no purpose in reporting an article on DC vs PS2 that was written by a Seg-affiliated site. That's like reporting on a MS review that Linux sucks: it's pointless....
then again, i guess it fits in with rest of the topics today...
(although it may sound like one, this is not meant to be a troll, it's just my two cents...i also don't have, or intend to buy, a DC or PS2, so I'm definitely not biased either way)
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how about iomega zip disks? ... oh wait, you wanted "high reliability"....
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because they realize that most of the top users learned from pirated copies...
ie: i began programming in 8th grade, but there was no chance in hell i could have afforded to buy a copy of VB at the time....and if i hadn't gotten a pirated copy back then, i wouldn't be nearly as good of a programmer as i am now...
on the other hand, copying music cds doesn't bring any long term benefit to the industry
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hire one or two extra librarians that *know* computers (or look for high school or local college that are interested in computers/technology - they'll be cheaper than hiring a professional, they'll learn a lot, and it'll give them a job)
also, make sure the librarians help the people using the computers, that way you can help people do what they're trying to do in the first place, keep a watch to make sure there's nothing bad going on, and it'll raise an interest in younger children who would like to learn more about computers/internet but have no one to guide them...
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they can't patent the de-watermarking techniques because someone else created it, unless the original author had to sign over all rights, or didn't keep any evidence of having written it
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as soon as we're nearly extinct, we'll just clone some more of us :)
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So I take it Lars is going to sue the University of Rochester for having students who wore shirts with the DeCSS source code which could be used to make illegal copies of the DVD video he released?...
Yep
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The software piracy laws are probably the ones that affect the most people, and the ones that more people break than any other.
you forgot about sodomy, which is illegal in the states...and blow jobs fall under sodomy...
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yeah, the first amendment - it's getting in the way of the DMCA
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maybe it has been cracked, but SDMI doesn't want to admit it, because they'd have to
1) give up $10,000
2) look like a complete ass
btw, did you notice that the form on the SDMI page had said that the cracker -MAY- win $10,000?
hmmm, so what's that supposed to mean?
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next step....legal online prostitution
yeah baby!
(wait, no, i forgot- that falls under free speech, kinda sorta)
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but even still, if the goverment did go to OSS, it would result in much more efficiency at a much lower price...
i'd be very willing to bet that if the gov't petitioned the OSS community to help write a system (assuming nonintrusive like the Carnivore) there would be MANY willing contributors, who would possibly also write it for free (similar to the Mozilla project)
--------------
The reason people attack the gaming market is that it's an easy target...
Video/computer games are notorious for their gratuitous violence and lots of blood and gore, along with the fact that the primary users are children.
It's a lot easier to tell people that it's the "violent games" that are causing their children to become violent and socially maladjusted, rather than tell the truth, which is that they have bad parenting skills and don't teach their children the morals that they (children) need to learn.
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I would tend to believe that the knowledge learned in the U.S. is primarily not due to college, but rather independent study (and work-related study). Excluding the top schools in the U.S. (MIT, Stanford, Princeton, etc.) the educational system here (especially pre-college - high school and elementary) is terrible. However, there is also a huge amount of commercial competition: private companies are very willing to fund research projects in the hopes of a new discovery, and professionals have to be on the leading edge of technoloy in order to be even considered adequately knowledgeable.
IMO, the schools provide the degrees which allow the step into the commercial atmosphere, and it's the on-the-job pressure combined with the desire of becoming an icon that forces people to work hard, and hence make important discoveries.
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(so i haven't seen the pictures yet)
but it's not surprising...
when most of us (geeks) buy sytems, we look for power and stability. However, most of the rest of society wants a computer, and has no clue about specifications...so if they have to decide on a choice of various computers, they buy the one that LOOKS cool...which is why iMacs went big (all the dumb people of society who want a *CUTE* 'puter)
there's another company doing the same thing (Qrium - check out the link) they're also making computers that *LOOK COOL* in order to grab the market from the majority of society (chances are that these'll sell better because the run Windoze)...Sony is probably trying to get the amrket from the businesspeople who need laptops but don't really know what kind (buy something *CUTE*)
anyway, it's not really a surprise: once something hits mainstream, you sell it for its visible qualities, not specs (ie: most people would buy a car that looks nice over a car that looked worse but ran a little better)
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at least the reason isn't that an engineer realized "oh shit, i measured everything in feet!"
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this to get another piece of the market
gameboys are popular at nearly every age level: elementary school through college, and many adults still play, especially now with the GameBoy Colors....
but the one market that Nintendo has not been able to hit was the elderly...This is their attempt to make a product that old people will find useful, will want to buy because it's the "stylin'" thing (since they see all their grandkids playing it....and they can tell their golf buddies how they're getting into the high tech age...
just shows that Ninetnendo really -is- trying to take over the world...
just my theory
(mods: funny, not a troll)
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virtual sex...move the mouse over the tit and wala!
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regarding the market...
The concept of sign up for our ISP and get a "free" computer was wildly popular...How about, run our software and get a free computer?
This has MANY advantages, including:
1) It really is free, you don't have to pay for the ISP service (which was more like financing)
2) Parents can get computers just for their kids, and while the kids are in school/asleep the computers can be running various routines and be paying themselves off
In turn, this would help increase the number of people with computers, as poor people wouldn't have to pay for the computer, just not use it all the time...and also in turn, it would increase computer literacy...
I'm also sure geeks/gamers would love this oppurtunity, since its a way to get a powerhouse computer(/computers?) free (or at least relatively cheap)
and that's only the beginning....
I'd like to see how this turns out, and how it gets used/abused...
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and now you can crash while walking, and sleeping, and all sorts of things...
hey...you could even wear the BSoD (Blue Shirt of Death)
:)
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1) how can they monitor what's being bought/sold?
if i buy something from eBay, how will they know what i bought/sold and how much i paid?
and if they can...uhh...there goes all sorts of privacy, since most transactions are done via SSL
2) if it is relatively possible and AT&T does intend on following through, the market/government will decide what goes...
and i'd be VERY willing to bet that
a) general society won't be too pleased (ie: have to pay AOL everytime they buy something)
b) if general society doesn't like it, politicians won't support it
c) if general society doesn't like it, other ISPs won't support it
d) if neither the gov't nor the market accepts, guess what? it crashes
i might be wrong on some points....i'm not sure, but that's as much quick reasoning you'll get at my state of mind right now...
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if the u.s. did collect taxes from major corporations (i highly doubt that only microsoft and cisco are taking advantage of this)...much of the poverty-stricken areas in the u.s. could be made better, our education system could be far bettered (possibly even to the extent that college could be free or at a much lower cost)...
in turn, due to higher education, this would lower unemployment, raise the economy, and we could probably even be able to lower taxes for everybody, since the taxes from the corporations would remove the offset from the reduced taxes.
hmmm....why fon't we see a politician say that we will reduce taxes for the general public by taxing corporations (that aren't being taxed)?
I'm sure that would go well with the public...(although they'd need to come up with their fundraising money some other way, since the corps sure as hell won't help any)
Capitalism: Where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer
The result: The "poor" population gets so large and set upon an all-out revolt...utter chaos!
[okay the last part was my lame attempt at humor but hey, there's my 2.5 cents)
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yet. As they have for decades, new technologies and business models will continue to transform how music is distributed, and the recording industry -- whose business is finding new ways to make music available to more people -- will continue to embrace them.
If the RIAA really was embracing new technology, they would not have attacked Napster and MP3.com, to name a few....They would've realized that Napster and MP3.com, having gone mainstream, have a huge share of the mp3 market...the RIAA would have developed a partnership with either system so that either lower-quality mp3s ofartists are available to listen (in order to hear their sound before purchasing the cd, as an mp3 at 64k is good enough to hear, but not worthy to burn and make a cd) and/or allow high-quality mp3s to be bought and downloaded...
THAT would be embracing new technology and "finding new ways to make music available to more people" nad still allow to artist to make money....
However, THAT would also mean that the RIAA (and it's members) would have to share much of the profits with the partner...it's easier to sue, force the company out of business, and then eventually use the same business model to get ALL of the profits, and call that "embracng new technology"...
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