I'm sure that most of us are. It seems that our only recourse, though, is to simply not buy Apple products to show them we disapprove of their actions. Good luck getting the masses to part with their iToys though.
Well, I didn't mean "war" in a literal sense unless you define war as trying to destroy your enemy. I guess my question was more aimed at consumers being able to band up and actively do something other than just boycott or "vote with dollars". I guess after thinking about it, you're right. I'm just tired of feeling like my piddly efforts mean nothing and that big giant behemoths can, pretty much, do whatever they like *and* get away with it.
and everything is fair in war (within the Geneva convention, of course).
In particular, every act of piracy, hacking and cracking is fair fighting against the media companies. Nobody should have any qualms about it.
This is an interesting concept... can an individual, or organization, declare "war" against a corporation and actively try to do them harm and/or destroy them as an organization? Nothing *illegal*, like murder or blackmail, obviously, but more like intentional character (business practice) assassination and such? It seems that "voting with one's dollars" is about as effective as "voting for elective office", given the number of sheeple. Man, I feel like I'm starting to turn into Dr. Horrible. "The status is not... Quo."
Hmm... it seems that one shouldn't judge the quality of something based on cost/price as that can be (and usually is) manipulated artificially to make things look more valuable than they actually are. Look at the shenanigans that retail stores pull on a daily basis. That's not even considering the entire advertising industry as a whole...
There are instances in speech/communication where a question is exclaimed - a question/exclamation crossbreed, if you will. We generally punctuate these instances with "?!" (or "?!!?!one!?" if we're exaggerating). Given that the grammatical structure and content of your quote of the GP indicated a statement while the punctuation indicated a question, one might reasonably presume that this was intended to be some kind of question/statement crossbreed, which, given the existence of a question/exclamation crossbreed, doesn't seem necessarily "wrong", only that we don't have a standard convention for punctuating such an expression.
To ease your frustration, I hereby propose that we punctuate such expressions with "?." (or "?..?.dot.?" if we're exaggerating). This will simultaneously allow the type of expression that was obviously intended by the GP while still allowing you to be a pedantic grammar nazi when someone doesn't follow it. Everyone wins!
(All grammatical errors in this post are intentional?.)
Why do we keep paying for textbooks each year? Why not have a single open source textbook that can be read on a tablet PC, eReader, or printed as a PDF?
I thought the answer to this question was obvious. There are several other business models (and businesses themselves) that exhibit this type of behavior. Can you guess which they are?
No, you can't. Obviously, it's a recording and not live. However, you can ask questions to whoever recorded it or even others who have watched it and still receive responses, then go back to the recording and watch it with the new perspective. If the recording is inaccurate, I'm quite sure it would be corrected and replaced. Have you ever seen someone state something incorrect on youtube? How about on/.? It gets jumped on *very* quickly.
It's ok to point out flaws with another approach or methodology. It's something else entirely to assume that because something has different challenges that it can't be worked around. Just my opinion, which, by definition, cannot be right or wrong.:)
EVE. A thousand times EVE. Just learning how to play the game, in terms of mechanics, is more than most minds can endure (let alone crave!). Throw in non-optional non-consensual PvP and, IMHO, this game blows all others away in terms of difficulty at almost any level of in-game play time.
Just MHO, but the story and the graphics need to support the GAME. If there's no enthralling gameplay to speak of in a game, then the fanciest of graphics and the best written story are the only selling points. It will feel like a grind. It won't be much "fun" (to some more than others). If you want to tell a story, there are several mediums to choose from - video games included. If you want to showcase art, there are even more mediums to choose from - video games included. It is my opinion that both of these aspects are, as stated, only there to add some color and flavor to the actual gameplay.
People have mentioned FF VII a few times. While the story was intricate and the graphics were really good for the era, the gameplay itself was tactical requiring planning and foresight. The boss fights were epic because, visually, they were usually massive and, motivationally, they were high-profile elements in the plot and you wanted to fight them and, tactically, because you've been preparing for it - knowing it was coming, optimizing your materia, skills, and tactics along the way in preparation.
It takes all three (story, graphics, gameplay) to make a truly legendary game, but the foundation needs to be the gameplay. What would FF VII be without the gameplay? It would be Advent Children. It would be Spirits Within. Just a movie. (Both of these movies are awesome, btw:))
People (myself included) look at the dawn of video gaming with fond nostalgia. Why is that? I feel that it's because games from that era only had gameplay to focus on. Graphics were extremely primitive and the computing technology didn't allow enough memory/storage for lots of cut-scenes and other "extraneous" data. It was all about the gameplay.
Then again, everyone is different, and I'm sure there will be several that will disagree with me. That's fine - to each their own. I, personally, don't really care too much for graphics OR story if the gameplay itself is boring or doesn't require any thought. Conversely, I can look past lousy graphics and complete lack of any story if the gameplay is great (Minecraft is a great example of this).
I got a 4-pack of Torchlight II myself more because I wanted to support developers and not executives. One of these days, the zombified masses are going to wake up from their comas and realize what's going on. And they aren't going to like it.
Yes... Yes you did. More often than not the subject line is just a copy of the parent, so I guess I've unknowingly trained myself to ignore them? My bad.
Gonna sound like an NRA fanatic, but cars don't kill people - stupid people kill people. How many times (in your best educated guess) are automotive-related fatalities actually the fault of the auto in question? Most of the time that I hear about an accident, it's because a driver isn't paying attention (cell phone, etc.), or is under the influence of alcohol. While there are times when an accident is just an accident (brakes give out, mechanical malfunction, etc), you aren't going to be charged with committing a crime for your car breaking while in use. Alcohol or otherwise, driving under the influence is (rightly, IMHO) outlawed and, in many areas, so is talking on a cell phone while driving. Do you feel that punishment for these activities is unwarranted?
If snorting "bath salts" causes people to eat other peoples' faces (not stating that it does - just stating for the sake of argument), then I feel the gub'mint is within their rights to restrict that activity in the interest of public safety.
I guess my first comment should've said "... is causing harm to others..." instead of "... is directly linked to causing harm to others..." to be more descriptive of what I meant.
Because the government has no business dictating what you are and are not permitted to put into your own body.
While I am for legalization, I disagree with this statement. If putting something into your own body is directly linked to causing harm to others, then it is my opinion that they sure as hell have a right to dictate as they see fit to mitigate the risk (to serve and *protect*).
I find that I'm not able to code well when in an altered state of mind. I usually have much better ideas at a conceptual level, but have to return closer to "normal space" before I can actually start implementing them. I've been known to keep a journal of ideas to assist with this transition because once the alteration is gone, usually anyway, it's harder to follow the train of thought that lead to the idea in the first place. It's like a map to intellectual treasure!:)
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I learned a lot from RUN magazine... especially the importance of proofreading code listings if you're going to print them!
Which is why Fizz Bizz (and its variants) will remain to weed out those that can actually develop from those that only know how to copy others' works.
... The PRON-FAP Act of 2k13? I think you're either insane or a genius. Or both.
I'm sure that most of us are. It seems that our only recourse, though, is to simply not buy Apple products to show them we disapprove of their actions. Good luck getting the masses to part with their iToys though.
Well, I didn't mean "war" in a literal sense unless you define war as trying to destroy your enemy. I guess my question was more aimed at consumers being able to band up and actively do something other than just boycott or "vote with dollars". I guess after thinking about it, you're right. I'm just tired of feeling like my piddly efforts mean nothing and that big giant behemoths can, pretty much, do whatever they like *and* get away with it.
and everything is fair in war (within the Geneva convention, of course). In particular, every act of piracy, hacking and cracking is fair fighting against the media companies. Nobody should have any qualms about it.
This is an interesting concept... can an individual, or organization, declare "war" against a corporation and actively try to do them harm and/or destroy them as an organization? Nothing *illegal*, like murder or blackmail, obviously, but more like intentional character (business practice) assassination and such? It seems that "voting with one's dollars" is about as effective as "voting for elective office", given the number of sheeple. Man, I feel like I'm starting to turn into Dr. Horrible. "The status is not ... Quo."
This sounds strikingly familiar...
Also... commercial != high quality
Hmm... it seems that one shouldn't judge the quality of something based on cost/price as that can be (and usually is) manipulated artificially to make things look more valuable than they actually are. Look at the shenanigans that retail stores pull on a daily basis. That's not even considering the entire advertising industry as a whole...
There are instances in speech/communication where a question is exclaimed - a question/exclamation crossbreed, if you will. We generally punctuate these instances with "?!" (or "?!!?!one!?" if we're exaggerating). Given that the grammatical structure and content of your quote of the GP indicated a statement while the punctuation indicated a question, one might reasonably presume that this was intended to be some kind of question/statement crossbreed, which, given the existence of a question/exclamation crossbreed, doesn't seem necessarily "wrong", only that we don't have a standard convention for punctuating such an expression.
To ease your frustration, I hereby propose that we punctuate such expressions with "?." (or "?..?.dot.?" if we're exaggerating). This will simultaneously allow the type of expression that was obviously intended by the GP while still allowing you to be a pedantic grammar nazi when someone doesn't follow it. Everyone wins!
(All grammatical errors in this post are intentional?.)
Why do we keep paying for textbooks each year? Why not have a single open source textbook that can be read on a tablet PC, eReader, or printed as a PDF?
I thought the answer to this question was obvious. There are several other business models (and businesses themselves) that exhibit this type of behavior. Can you guess which they are?
No, you can't. Obviously, it's a recording and not live. However, you can ask questions to whoever recorded it or even others who have watched it and still receive responses, then go back to the recording and watch it with the new perspective. If the recording is inaccurate, I'm quite sure it would be corrected and replaced. Have you ever seen someone state something incorrect on youtube? How about on /.? It gets jumped on *very* quickly.
:)
It's ok to point out flaws with another approach or methodology. It's something else entirely to assume that because something has different challenges that it can't be worked around. Just my opinion, which, by definition, cannot be right or wrong.
EVE. A thousand times EVE. Just learning how to play the game, in terms of mechanics, is more than most minds can endure (let alone crave!). Throw in non-optional non-consensual PvP and, IMHO, this game blows all others away in terms of difficulty at almost any level of in-game play time.
Just MHO, but the story and the graphics need to support the GAME. If there's no enthralling gameplay to speak of in a game, then the fanciest of graphics and the best written story are the only selling points. It will feel like a grind. It won't be much "fun" (to some more than others). If you want to tell a story, there are several mediums to choose from - video games included. If you want to showcase art, there are even more mediums to choose from - video games included. It is my opinion that both of these aspects are, as stated, only there to add some color and flavor to the actual gameplay.
:))
People have mentioned FF VII a few times. While the story was intricate and the graphics were really good for the era, the gameplay itself was tactical requiring planning and foresight. The boss fights were epic because, visually, they were usually massive and, motivationally, they were high-profile elements in the plot and you wanted to fight them and, tactically, because you've been preparing for it - knowing it was coming, optimizing your materia, skills, and tactics along the way in preparation.
It takes all three (story, graphics, gameplay) to make a truly legendary game, but the foundation needs to be the gameplay. What would FF VII be without the gameplay? It would be Advent Children. It would be Spirits Within. Just a movie. (Both of these movies are awesome, btw
People (myself included) look at the dawn of video gaming with fond nostalgia. Why is that? I feel that it's because games from that era only had gameplay to focus on. Graphics were extremely primitive and the computing technology didn't allow enough memory/storage for lots of cut-scenes and other "extraneous" data. It was all about the gameplay.
Then again, everyone is different, and I'm sure there will be several that will disagree with me. That's fine - to each their own. I, personally, don't really care too much for graphics OR story if the gameplay itself is boring or doesn't require any thought. Conversely, I can look past lousy graphics and complete lack of any story if the gameplay is great (Minecraft is a great example of this).
While I agree overall, Limbo didn't have much of a narrative at *all*.
Right on. :)
I got a 4-pack of Torchlight II myself more because I wanted to support developers and not executives. One of these days, the zombified masses are going to wake up from their comas and realize what's going on. And they aren't going to like it.
Yes... Yes you did. More often than not the subject line is just a copy of the parent, so I guess I've unknowingly trained myself to ignore them? My bad.
Maybe on the air... I played it on cassette for a long time before I'd even heard of Dr. Demento.
Gonna sound like an NRA fanatic, but cars don't kill people - stupid people kill people. How many times (in your best educated guess) are automotive-related fatalities actually the fault of the auto in question? Most of the time that I hear about an accident, it's because a driver isn't paying attention (cell phone, etc.), or is under the influence of alcohol. While there are times when an accident is just an accident (brakes give out, mechanical malfunction, etc), you aren't going to be charged with committing a crime for your car breaking while in use. Alcohol or otherwise, driving under the influence is (rightly, IMHO) outlawed and, in many areas, so is talking on a cell phone while driving. Do you feel that punishment for these activities is unwarranted?
..." instead of "... is directly linked to causing harm to others ..." to be more descriptive of what I meant.
If snorting "bath salts" causes people to eat other peoples' faces (not stating that it does - just stating for the sake of argument), then I feel the gub'mint is within their rights to restrict that activity in the interest of public safety.
I guess my first comment should've said "... is causing harm to others
And on a related note, criminalizing responsible, recreational use of mild drugs by adults is not justifiable ethically.
+1 Awesome. Well said, sir.
Because the government has no business dictating what you are and are not permitted to put into your own body.
While I am for legalization, I disagree with this statement. If putting something into your own body is directly linked to causing harm to others, then it is my opinion that they sure as hell have a right to dictate as they see fit to mitigate the risk (to serve and *protect*).
I find that I'm not able to code well when in an altered state of mind. I usually have much better ideas at a conceptual level, but have to return closer to "normal space" before I can actually start implementing them. I've been known to keep a journal of ideas to assist with this transition because once the alteration is gone, usually anyway, it's harder to follow the train of thought that lead to the idea in the first place. It's like a map to intellectual treasure! :)
Isn't that what the gub'mint is already trying to do? ~
Sorry, the correct answer was Ray Stevens. :)
I much prefer the Japanese way of looking at things
I find this to be the case more often than not. Unless we're talking about vending machines... creepy.
Treating the disease is far more profitable than curing it.