Point taken about Gmail, but there are many companies other than Google that do public beta releases. I hardly think you can blame this type of release on them alone.
I think a public beta is a great idea, although I do know what beta means. I guess it would help if there was large bold print mentioning "this software is not stable yet".
If it's a quality game with innovative gameplay or great design, it's almost guaranteed to be a retail failure.
Some of my favourite games of all time fall into this category, e.g ICO and Psychonauts. Oh well, it just goes to show that game sales are not a reliable indication of game quality.
Google chrome hasn't even been released yet, and you're trying to compare resource usage to Microsoft IE? Microsoft have their own cadre of very smart people who, while they seem to do a little with a lot, really do a large amount of work. I would scream with George Lucas approved melodramatic pain, if I were to be involved with something like IE on Windows. The IE programmers have done a sterling job, given what they needed to create. Hats off to 'em.
Give the Google engineers some time to refine their software. Right now, it's more important for them to get it working right, rather than get it working efficiently.
I've often wondered about that phrase. It'd take a mighty effort of depravity and perversion to be something that wasn't funnier than hell. One could almost label it a tautology.
Why did you try to categorise his post as neo-conservative? He has a valid point. Many people like to feel that they're contributing to the greater good, and that does not magically stop at retirement.
You also have a good point. There are many people that just can't afford to stop working. I'm not sure it's "most people", as you say; I don't have access to the figures to prove things one way or another.
Still, the parent poster is right. It also happens you're right as well. Wow, two people with conflicting ideas both being correct. It's almost like the world isn't black and white.
I agree. If I was able to moderate that email, I'd mark it +1 Informative. It was interesting, and the guy obviously knows his trolls. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Let me see, you have a bunch of people with a common interest in gaming, and Home allows them to communicate with each other. Sounds like a social network to me.
Then again, it's SCEE we're talking about. You can't expect too much from them.
The ability to inject yourself with morphine was the only issue as far as I knew. I'm guessing that they've done exactly as you mentioned; renamed morphine to something else.
If that's the only change, then this is a complete non-issue as far as I'm concerned. I'm still not happy with Australia's stance on game ratings, but I'd be happy to purchase Fallout with only that change.
Well, to be fair, he does mention Mirror's Edge. It's there, right at the end, in the rolling credits. He says Mirror's Edge looks pretty sweet.
But you're right, no mention of LBP. I think we can safely assume that no news means good news. So far, I like everything I've heard about it. I'll be a first day buyer.
Actually, it won't play PAL DVDs. I'm talking about the US PS3, of course. Even "all region" DVDs, of which I have a decent collection, it will refuse to play if the format is PAL. It annoys the hell out of me.
Otherwise, it does make a good upscaler. It is far from completely replacing my regular DVD player, though.
Batteries don't suddenly run out of energy, like you can with gasoline tank. That doesn't make petrocarbons useless or anything, but there is a fundamental difference in the convenience and availability of the energy storage.
For the most part, Customs officials don't care, or just don't realise that something is on the Restricted Classification list.
They're after the _actual_ dangerous stuff. Drugs, weapons, dangerous chemicals, etc. For the most part, they really don't give a stuff if some crusty group of conservatives say some movie or game is restricted. The customs officials will just go about their job as usual.
Of course, if you get some overzealous official, then you'll have difficulty, but otherwise, they really don't care.
In summary: from the OFLC report, it was the drug usage in the game. More information in the article.
It's pretty sad really. I wonder when Michael Atkinson will step down from office, so that we can actually get a forward thinking attorney general for South Australia.
This is a good journal entry, and has some interesting points. Unfortunately, there's obvious bias towards the BSD license throughout it, which detracts from its impact.
I really like the code/project distinction. I think Chemisor has made a good insight here. BSD license advocates are certainly more protective of their project than they are of their code. This is obvious, because they don't mind if their code is used in closed source projects.
But, and this is the major fault with Chemisor's analysis, GPL advocates are not necessarily vice versa. GPL coders can care as much about their project, as the code they write. In fact, I believe the level of importance would more often be equal than different. Any coder would have to be passionate about the project, if they create or contribute open code, no matter what license they put it under.
No license is right or wrong, they are just different. The license reflects the philosophy of the coder, and that is all. We can all agree that code "belongs" to the coder, so it is their choice in how they open it to everyone, if they want to do so.
Personally, I'm glad that any coder opens up their code, no matter what license they choose. It has certainly helped me with my understanding of computing.
I see something similar as well. I use linux and Firefox 3 on my work laptop, and at home while browsing www.smh.com.au, cpu will hit 100% and the browser becomes barely usable.
Interestingly enough, at work, I can browse www.smh.com.au without any issues.
I noticed that the stop button is clickable during the 100% cpu periods. When I click it, and it eventually registers, the cpu usage plummets back to regular levels.
I suspect there's some DNS shenanigans going on, because the DNS service at home can be flaky, and I noticed "looking for" like messages in the Firefox status bar. Firefox 3 most likely burns the cycles in some polling loop when waiting for responses to DNS requests.
Anyway, that's my theory. It's strange though, that only one site manages to trigger the behaviour for me.
That's exactly right. If a client downloading lots of data costs the service providers, then the service providers should have plans which accurately cover their costs!
If a user starts costing them money, they can only blame themselves. They obviously weren't charging correctly in the first place.
It's when I see a comment on Slashdot, that seems to have no relation to the comment above it. Then I discover that the real parent post has been hidden by Slashdot's new comment system, and the child post linked to the grandparent.
It's damn annoying! Slashdot, please, at least link the child to the "hidden comments" link. That way, I won't get head spins when someone appears to viscously lash out at an interesting post.
Say what?! $200,000 barely covers the medical cost of getting burnt? Geez, what do you guys have to pay when getting your appendix out?! Do you have to organise a second mortgage before visiting a doctor?
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Point taken about Gmail, but there are many companies other than Google that do public beta releases. I hardly think you can blame this type of release on them alone.
I think a public beta is a great idea, although I do know what beta means. I guess it would help if there was large bold print mentioning "this software is not stable yet".
That's a good point. I haven't tried the PC version, but I didn't have any issues with controls on the console.
If it's a quality game with innovative gameplay or great design, it's almost guaranteed to be a retail failure.
Some of my favourite games of all time fall into this category, e.g ICO and Psychonauts. Oh well, it just goes to show that game sales are not a reliable indication of game quality.
Google chrome hasn't even been released yet, and you're trying to compare resource usage to Microsoft IE? Microsoft have their own cadre of very smart people who, while they seem to do a little with a lot, really do a large amount of work. I would scream with George Lucas approved melodramatic pain, if I were to be involved with something like IE on Windows. The IE programmers have done a sterling job, given what they needed to create. Hats off to 'em.
Give the Google engineers some time to refine their software. Right now, it's more important for them to get it working right, rather than get it working efficiently.
I hear that Okami on the Wii is fantastic. I haven't played it, but when I get a Wii, I'm planning on picking it up.
"funnier than hell"
I've often wondered about that phrase. It'd take a mighty effort of depravity and perversion to be something that wasn't funnier than hell. One could almost label it a tautology.
Sorry, just my absent-minded rambling.
Why did you try to categorise his post as neo-conservative? He has a valid point. Many people like to feel that they're contributing to the greater good, and that does not magically stop at retirement.
You also have a good point. There are many people that just can't afford to stop working. I'm not sure it's "most people", as you say; I don't have access to the figures to prove things one way or another.
Still, the parent poster is right. It also happens you're right as well. Wow, two people with conflicting ideas both being correct. It's almost like the world isn't black and white.
I agree. If I was able to moderate that email, I'd mark it +1 Informative. It was interesting, and the guy obviously knows his trolls. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Let me see, you have a bunch of people with a common interest in gaming, and Home allows them to communicate with each other. Sounds like a social network to me.
Then again, it's SCEE we're talking about. You can't expect too much from them.
You, my friend, should be working in the advertising industry. And I don't mean that in a bad way.
Heh. It's only an epic fail for you. I thought the joke had more immediate impact as it is.
There are only 10 types of people in the world -- those who understand binary, and those who get laid.
What are the other 14 types?
The ability to inject yourself with morphine was the only issue as far as I knew. I'm guessing that they've done exactly as you mentioned; renamed morphine to something else.
If that's the only change, then this is a complete non-issue as far as I'm concerned. I'm still not happy with Australia's stance on game ratings, but I'd be happy to purchase Fallout with only that change.
Well, to be fair, he does mention Mirror's Edge. It's there, right at the end, in the rolling credits. He says Mirror's Edge looks pretty sweet.
But you're right, no mention of LBP. I think we can safely assume that no news means good news. So far, I like everything I've heard about it. I'll be a first day buyer.
Actually, it won't play PAL DVDs. I'm talking about the US PS3, of course. Even "all region" DVDs, of which I have a decent collection, it will refuse to play if the format is PAL. It annoys the hell out of me.
Otherwise, it does make a good upscaler. It is far from completely replacing my regular DVD player, though.
Batteries don't suddenly run out of energy, like you can with gasoline tank. That doesn't make petrocarbons useless or anything, but there is a fundamental difference in the convenience and availability of the energy storage.
*wink*
For the most part, Customs officials don't care, or just don't realise that something is on the Restricted Classification list.
They're after the _actual_ dangerous stuff. Drugs, weapons, dangerous chemicals, etc. For the most part, they really don't give a stuff if some crusty group of conservatives say some movie or game is restricted. The customs officials will just go about their job as usual.
Of course, if you get some overzealous official, then you'll have difficulty, but otherwise, they really don't care.
http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/07/olfc_report_why_fallout_3_was_banned_in_australia.html
In summary: from the OFLC report, it was the drug usage in the game. More information in the article.
It's pretty sad really. I wonder when Michael Atkinson will step down from office, so that we can actually get a forward thinking attorney general for South Australia.
In the meantime, we import.
This is a good journal entry, and has some interesting points. Unfortunately, there's obvious bias towards the BSD license throughout it, which detracts from its impact.
I really like the code/project distinction. I think Chemisor has made a good insight here. BSD license advocates are certainly more protective of their project than they are of their code. This is obvious, because they don't mind if their code is used in closed source projects.
But, and this is the major fault with Chemisor's analysis, GPL advocates are not necessarily vice versa. GPL coders can care as much about their project, as the code they write. In fact, I believe the level of importance would more often be equal than different. Any coder would have to be passionate about the project, if they create or contribute open code, no matter what license they put it under.
No license is right or wrong, they are just different. The license reflects the philosophy of the coder, and that is all. We can all agree that code "belongs" to the coder, so it is their choice in how they open it to everyone, if they want to do so.
Personally, I'm glad that any coder opens up their code, no matter what license they choose. It has certainly helped me with my understanding of computing.
I see something similar as well. I use linux and Firefox 3 on my work laptop, and at home while browsing www.smh.com.au, cpu will hit 100% and the browser becomes barely usable.
Interestingly enough, at work, I can browse www.smh.com.au without any issues.
I noticed that the stop button is clickable during the 100% cpu periods. When I click it, and it eventually registers, the cpu usage plummets back to regular levels.
I suspect there's some DNS shenanigans going on, because the DNS service at home can be flaky, and I noticed "looking for" like messages in the Firefox status bar. Firefox 3 most likely burns the cycles in some polling loop when waiting for responses to DNS requests.
Anyway, that's my theory. It's strange though, that only one site manages to trigger the behaviour for me.
If 90% of all internet traffic is associated with P2P data, then surely a box which throttles all internet traffic would have 90% accuracy.
My goodness! I think I've discovered a new business opportunity! Now how did that Profit meme go again?
(Unfortunately, I think spam mail upsets my traffic estimates. Damn those spammers and their estimate curtailing ways!)
That's exactly right. If a client downloading lots of data costs the service providers, then the service providers should have plans which accurately cover their costs!
If a user starts costing them money, they can only blame themselves. They obviously weren't charging correctly in the first place.
viciously, not viscously. I'll have to learn to read my previews more closely.
It's when I see a comment on Slashdot, that seems to have no relation to the comment above it. Then I discover that the real parent post has been hidden by Slashdot's new comment system, and the child post linked to the grandparent.
It's damn annoying! Slashdot, please, at least link the child to the "hidden comments" link. That way, I won't get head spins when someone appears to viscously lash out at an interesting post.
Say what?! $200,000 barely covers the medical cost of getting burnt? Geez, what do you guys have to pay when getting your appendix out?! Do you have to organise a second mortgage before visiting a doctor?