I didn't hack the 360, I didn't break the rules. And I'm not disputing that you have to follow the rules or face the consequences.
What I am saying is that the idea that Microsoft is doing this out of some philanthropic desire to preserve the sanctity of online gaming is utter garbage. They're doing it to protect their revenue stream, pure and simple.
Perhaps you ought to learn what it is (and how to spell it) before you start to scream about your right to it. Most of the people who shout about it the loudest have least clue as to exactly what their rights to free speech actually are.
Provide the slightest bit of evidence that he's wrong.
If you could run unsigned code on Xbox 360 with this modification it would be all over the place. Your theory requires a close-knit conspiracy of genius hackers who want no credit or acclaim for their skills, but just use it to slightly improve their online rankings when playing on Xbox Live.
Claiming that it's for anything other than preventing MS from losing money on pirated software (which they have every right to do, as far as I'm concerned) is ludicrous.
Actually I've seen the theory put forward (by atheists) that there's something about our brains that make us very susceptible to belief in a God (or Gods) which is why the pesky things keep springing up all over the place.
Based on past experience, IBM would probably steal their evidence and use it in Linux. That must be prevented at all costs.
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Seriously, I wonder whether people even bother to read things before leaping to the defence of their console of choice. "Oh no! He said bad things about Nintendo! Quick - to the ad hominem arguments and Chairman Miyamoto's Big Book of Wii Talking Points!"
For those who take a slightly more settled approach to life, it's easy enough to look at the title of the session. It's the Game Publishers Rant. This isn't supposed to be about rational discussion - it's throwing out exaggerated bile-fuelled versions of reality for the sake of engendering discussion. Look at the previous rants from the Game Developers Rants sessions in the last couple of years. The games industry is dead. Too many people whine about games not being innovative enough. Sony and Microsoft are going to screw your game design. Gaming has degenerated into a procession of Hot Babes - Sexy babes! Lesbian babes! Killer babes!
Do you think all of those things were intended as true statements? Of course not. Taking these rants as a genuine representation of the opinions of these developers/publishers is like assuming [url=http://maddox.xmission.com/]Maddox[/url] is an in-depth social commentator putting forward a model for how we can change life for the better. Take a chill pill, remove that radish from its current uncomfortable location, ignore the agenda-laden reporting from certain sites and enjoy the rant for what it is.
It certainly wasn't an innovation in home computers, though - the Microsoft ClearType patent dates to 1998. RISC OS had sub-pixel anti-aliasing of fonts back in 1990.
Yes. With potential security holes like this, I doubt it'll be long before we see some sort of crazy hack to run Linux on the PS3. Wouldn't that be great?
Yes, it runs. Yes you can run real software. In discussion of PS3 Linux elsewhere I've seen apps including a NES emulator and Firefox running just fine.
The gameplay expansions help out too - Cities & Knights is probably the highlight. If you've enjoyed Settlers you really ought to give Puerto Rico a go. It has some of the same underlying concepts, but it takes away the majority of the randomness that can really hurt in Settlers (unlucky dice rolls early on can leave you out of the game, especially in larger games) and very much limits the ability to play destructively with the way in which each player build up their island on their own individual board. There's a lot more variety to the winning strategies too - although the end goal is to have more victory points than the opposition, there are plenty of ways to gain victory points, and plenty of ways to control the length of the game. It's possibly the best board game out there.
Skip 'between the lines' and you're pretty much right. How clear can I make it that the PSP (the hardware which Sony used to put Lik Sang out of business on the basis that you define) is certified for the local area's electricity and communication standards? Again, when I posted that I had the power supply from a Canadian launch unit sitting right in front of me, because unlike yourself I choose to actually make sure I know what I'm talking about before sounding off.
And I don't care whether Sony had a completed SKU at the time - they had pre-production hardware that was capable of rendering in real time. Some of the demos they provided were shown on such kit. They attempted to pass off fake footage as the real thing. All the excuses you can come up with don't change that. If it's a target render intended to match what the final hardware can do then say so clearly.
Honestly, Sony needs to get a better class of apologist. This one's broken.
Last I checked, the Financial Times had this to say:
Sony does not provide a breakdown of its sales by region. But last year, Japan accounted for 20 per cent of overall sales of Y7,159bn, while North America accounted for 23 per cent and European countries 26 per cent.
Last I checked, the power supply shipped with a Canadian PSP (and I believe this applies to the models sold in the US and Japan as well) carries the CE mark certifying that it conforms to the relevant European regulations.
Last I checked, Sony had passed off pre-rendered video footage as real-time. The fact that they've since presented real-time footage as real-time doesn't make the original footage any less misrepresented.
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I didn't hack the 360, I didn't break the rules. And I'm not disputing that you have to follow the rules or face the consequences.
What I am saying is that the idea that Microsoft is doing this out of some philanthropic desire to preserve the sanctity of online gaming is utter garbage. They're doing it to protect their revenue stream, pure and simple.
Perhaps you ought to learn what it is (and how to spell it) before you start to scream about your right to it. Most of the people who shout about it the loudest have least clue as to exactly what their rights to free speech actually are.
Provide the slightest bit of evidence that he's wrong.
If you could run unsigned code on Xbox 360 with this modification it would be all over the place. Your theory requires a close-knit conspiracy of genius hackers who want no credit or acclaim for their skills, but just use it to slightly improve their online rankings when playing on Xbox Live.
Claiming that it's for anything other than preventing MS from losing money on pirated software (which they have every right to do, as far as I'm concerned) is ludicrous.
Actually I've seen the theory put forward (by atheists) that there's something about our brains that make us very susceptible to belief in a God (or Gods) which is why the pesky things keep springing up all over the place.
This is why agnostics are so great. :)
Also, weak atheists don't make the positive claim that there isn't a God, so they're exempted from the circle.
He's saying that it may be the problem-solving skills that are making the ceiling higher.
Probably.
No!
You've clearly never worked in software engineering, have you?
Based on past experience, IBM would probably steal their evidence and use it in Linux. That must be prevented at all costs.
Seriously, I wonder whether people even bother to read things before leaping to the defence of their console of choice. "Oh no! He said bad things about Nintendo! Quick - to the ad hominem arguments and Chairman Miyamoto's Big Book of Wii Talking Points!"
For those who take a slightly more settled approach to life, it's easy enough to look at the title of the session. It's the Game Publishers Rant. This isn't supposed to be about rational discussion - it's throwing out exaggerated bile-fuelled versions of reality for the sake of engendering discussion. Look at the previous rants from the Game Developers Rants sessions in the last couple of years. The games industry is dead. Too many people whine about games not being innovative enough. Sony and Microsoft are going to screw your game design. Gaming has degenerated into a procession of Hot Babes - Sexy babes! Lesbian babes! Killer babes!
Do you think all of those things were intended as true statements? Of course not. Taking these rants as a genuine representation of the opinions of these developers/publishers is like assuming [url=http://maddox.xmission.com/]Maddox[/url] is an in-depth social commentator putting forward a model for how we can change life for the better. Take a chill pill, remove that radish from its current uncomfortable location, ignore the agenda-laden reporting from certain sites and enjoy the rant for what it is.
Which is why you should use a real random number generator rather than a pseudo-random one for this sort algorithm.
So you don't allow PDF, and you don't understand HTML/CSS. I certainly hope this isn't an [b]IT[/b] business...
What's next? How about:
A 'scientific' formula for how beer-goggles work
A 'scientific' formula for happiness
A 'scientific' formula for the best board game
It's not like the BBC has a great track record on not printing bullshit.
First Kevin "Captain Cyborg" Warwick, now this nutjob. I'm starting to think it's a good idea they closed down their Physics department after all...
I stand corrected (although Wikipedia attributes sub-pixel rendering to IBM circa 1988).
It certainly wasn't an innovation in home computers, though - the Microsoft ClearType patent dates to 1998. RISC OS had sub-pixel anti-aliasing of fonts back in 1990.
Yes. With potential security holes like this, I doubt it'll be long before we see some sort of crazy hack to run Linux on the PS3. Wouldn't that be great?
Yes, it runs. Yes you can run real software. In discussion of PS3 Linux elsewhere I've seen apps including a NES emulator and Firefox running just fine.
The gameplay expansions help out too - Cities & Knights is probably the highlight. If you've enjoyed Settlers you really ought to give Puerto Rico a go. It has some of the same underlying concepts, but it takes away the majority of the randomness that can really hurt in Settlers (unlucky dice rolls early on can leave you out of the game, especially in larger games) and very much limits the ability to play destructively with the way in which each player build up their island on their own individual board. There's a lot more variety to the winning strategies too - although the end goal is to have more victory points than the opposition, there are plenty of ways to gain victory points, and plenty of ways to control the length of the game. It's possibly the best board game out there.
Seriously, why don't people recommend good board games at times like this?
Try:
Ticket to Ride: Marklin Edition
Puerto Rico
Settlers of Catan
Fury of Dracula
Warhammer Quest
Tigris and Euphrates
Perhaps the $99,999,999 bid turned out to be fraudulent, so they just dropped back to the next genuine bidder.
I win!
Is this really news?
Skip 'between the lines' and you're pretty much right. How clear can I make it that the PSP (the hardware which Sony used to put Lik Sang out of business on the basis that you define) is certified for the local area's electricity and communication standards? Again, when I posted that I had the power supply from a Canadian launch unit sitting right in front of me, because unlike yourself I choose to actually make sure I know what I'm talking about before sounding off.
And I don't care whether Sony had a completed SKU at the time - they had pre-production hardware that was capable of rendering in real time. Some of the demos they provided were shown on such kit. They attempted to pass off fake footage as the real thing. All the excuses you can come up with don't change that. If it's a target render intended to match what the final hardware can do then say so clearly.
Honestly, Sony needs to get a better class of apologist. This one's broken.
Financial Times
Last I checked, the power supply shipped with a Canadian PSP (and I believe this applies to the models sold in the US and Japan as well) carries the CE mark certifying that it conforms to the relevant European regulations.
Last I checked, Sony had passed off pre-rendered video footage as real-time. The fact that they've since presented real-time footage as real-time doesn't make the original footage any less misrepresented.